The
Municipality of Crowsnest Pass is a
specialized municipality located in the
Crowsnest Pass of the Rocky Mountains in southwest
Alberta,
Canada. The municipality formed as a result of the amalgamation of five municipalities – the Village of
Bellevue, the Town of
Blairmore, Town of
Coleman, the Village of
Frank and Improvement District No. 5 (which included the Hamlet of
Hillcrest) – on January 1, 1979. Today, Blairmore and Coleman remain the two largest communities while Frank is the smallest. Crowsnest, Passburg, and Sentinel (Sentry Siding) are other former communities (abandoned, or much reduced) within the municipality's boundaries.