page_title: Saunders Creek, Alberta
hierarchical_section_title: Saunders Creek, Alberta
caption_attribution_description: English: Coal waste piles from the mine at Saunders Creek, Alberta.
context_page_description: Saunders Creek is a ghost town in west-central Alberta, Canada. Built as a coal mining community, the town existed from 1913 to 1954. It is located in the foothills of the Canadian Rockies near the David Thompson Highway, about 55 km west of the town of Rocky Mountain House. It was named for Saunders Creek, a small stream that runs immediately west of the townsite. The North Saskatchewan River flows nearby to the south.
context_section_description: Saunders Creek is a ghost town in west-central  Alberta, Canada. Built as a coal mining community, the town existed from 1913 to 1954. It is located in the foothills of the Canadian Rockies near the David Thompson Highway, about 55 km west of the town of Rocky Mountain House. It was named for Saunders Creek, a small stream that runs immediately west of the townsite. The North Saskatchewan River flows nearby to the south.
caption: Coal waste piles at Saunders Creek
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