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Mossleigh, Alberta

Mossleigh
Hamlet
Mossleigh elevators.
Mossleigh elevators.
Coordinates: 50°43′13″N 113°19′28″W / 50.72028°N 113.32444°W / 50.72028; -113.32444
Country  Canada
Province  Alberta
Region Southern Alberta
Census division 5
Municipal district Vulcan County
Government
 • Governing body Vulcan County Council
Time zone MST (UTC-7)
Postal code span List of T Postal Codes of Canada
Area code(s) +1-403
Highways Highway 24
Railways Canadian Pacific

Mossleigh is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within Vulcan County. It is located on Highway 24, approximately 63 kilometres (39 mi) southeast of Calgary.

Mossleigh has a community hall, gas station/convenience store, a motel, and a restaurant. The Mossleigh community school built in 1953 was closed in 1988 and is now privately owned. The former two room high school is also privately owned.

Mossleigh is home to a Lions Club campground, while Aspen Crossing, located one kilometre west of Mossleigh, features a rail dining car with dinner theatre, a rail station with a gift store and a garden centre, and a campground with caboose cabins. Mossleigh is also home to three wooden grain elevators. Two are owned by Cousins Ian and Eric Donovan and the third is currently owned by Parrish & Heimbecker Limited. The town also has an active car club.

Coordinates: 50°43′13″N 113°19′28″W / 50.72028°N 113.32444°W / 50.72028; -113.32444 (Mossleigh)


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