Nestled along Highway 24 in southern Alberta, Mossleigh sits roughly 63 kilometres southeast of Calgary within the boundaries of Vulcan County. Despite its small footprint, the hamlet offers a surprising range of services for travellers and residents alike, including a gas station and convenience store, a motel, a restaurant, and a community hall. A population of 53 was recorded in the 2007 Vulcan County municipal census, reflecting the tight-knit character common to many rural Alberta communities. The former Mossleigh Community School, constructed in 1953 and closed in 1988, as well as the old two-room high school, are both now in private hands.
Mossleigh carries a notable layer of local heritage. Three wooden grain elevators remain standing in the hamlet, two of which are owned by cousins Ian and Eric Donovan, while a third belongs to Parrish and Heimbecker. An active car club also calls the community home. Just one kilometre to the west lies Aspen Crossing, which features a rail dining car with dinner theatre, a rail station housing a gift store and garden centre, and a campground outfitted with caboose cabins. A Lions Club campground rounds out the local recreational offerings. The former United Church of Mossleigh, active from 1948 until its closure in 2003, has a particularly layered past. The building originally served as the Sunset Valley School S.D. #3236 from 1915 to 1939, and was later relocated into the hamlet and converted for church use, with a cornerstone ceremony held on May 25, 1947, drawing 150 attendees. In early 2017, Vulcan County designated the former church as a municipal historic resource, making it the only such recognized building in the entire county, a status that opens access to provincial restoration grants.