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High Level
Information
Country	Canada
Region	Rivière-de-la-Paix Valley
Area	31,99 km²
Population	3 641 hab. (2011)
Density	113,82 inhab./km²
Postal code	T0H 1Z0
Telephone prefix	1 780
Spindle	Mountain Time
Location
58 ° 30 ′ 32 ″ N 117 ° 8 ′ 24 ″ W
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High Level is a town in the north ofAlberta to Canada.

Understand

High Level is a town located in Mackenzie County in NorthernAlberta. It is located in the northernmost region where agriculture is possible in the Canada. It is surrounded to the north and west by mossy muskeg tundra called muskeg.

Weather

High Level has a subarctic climate with precipitation mainly in spring and summer and with wide temperature variations. The record for the highest temperature is 35.2 ° C and was recorded on August 9, 1985 while the record for the coldest temperature is −50.6 ° C recorded January 13, 1972. High Level being located at a low elevation compared to the average for Alberta cities contributes to the fact that temperatures are extreme. In winter, cold air collects over the region while in summer air masses arriving from higher elevations heat up by compression as they descend to High Level. Minimum temperatures in January, the coldest month of the year, are on average −20.4 ° C while the maximum temperatures in July, the hottest month, are on average 16.5 ° C.

To go

By car

High Level is located at the junction of the Mackenzie Freeway (Route 35) and Route 58 approximately 733 km north ofEdmonton and 725 km South of Yellowknife in the Northwest Territories.

By plane

High Level has an airfield capable of accommodating planes and helicopters.

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Have a drink / Go out

Housing

Communicate

Around

To do in the area

• 57.0078-117.49321 Bushe River (at about 20 km southwest of High Level) – Site of 2,720 acres (1,100 ha) suitable for hunting and hiking consisting of highland and riparian habitat and wetlands. There are moose, deer, black bears, grouse, waterfowl as well as various small mammals and birds. Only use during the day is permitted and open fires are prohibited. It can be accessed on foot only. (last update Feb. 2018)

Surrounding localities

• 58.39-116.0172 Fort Vermilion  (last updated Nov 2020)
• 56.9142-117.6273 Manning  (last updated Nov 2020)
• 57.2206-117.144 Notikewin Provincial Park  (last updated Nov 2020)
• 59.3167-114.9675 Caribou Mountains Wilderness Provincial Park  – Largest park in theAlberta. (last updated Nov 2020)
• 59.3833-112.9836 Wood Buffalo National Park  (last updated Nov 2020)