DISCOVER EDSON & AREA
Edson is a thriving community in the heart of
Yellowhead County that has much to offer
residents and visitors alike.
The landscape consists of primarily boreal forest
with sand hills and muskeg (low-lying bog).
Wildlife native to the area include bear, moose,
deer, wolf, fox, rabbit and a wide variety of avian
and aquatic life.
Located almost exactly between the world-class
destinations of Jasper National Park and the City
of Edmonton, Edson is a natural, and welcome,
stopping point for travellers and a retail
destination for many surrounding communities.
Twinned Highway 16 (the Yellowhead Highway)
runs through Edson and Yellowhead County from
east to west. The highest point on the Yellowhead
— Obed — is between Edson and Hinton and has
an elevation of 1 163.9 m (3 818.88 ft).
The Town of Edson (population 8 646) is located in
the McLeod River Valley, immediately east of the
Canadian Rockies foothills at an elevation of
925m (3035ft) — near the center of Yellowhead
County (population 10 469).
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The historic Coal Branch can be reached from
Edson via Highway 47 to the south.
Highway 32 connects Edson and Whitecourt to
the north.
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Photo by A.J. Simmons www.ajsimmonsphoto.com