Harmon Valley is an unincorporated community in
northern Alberta
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,
Canada
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.
The community was named for Daniel Harmon, a fur trader.
The Harmon Valley Fair Grounds is hosts to the ''Harmon Valley Quad Rally''.
Administration
The community is located in
census division
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No. 17. It is administered by
Northern Sunrise County
Northern Sunrise County is a municipal district in northern Alberta, Canada. Located in Census Division 17, its municipal office is located east of the Town of Peace River
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, and is represented by the Ward 1 - Harmon Valley / Reno councillor.
Geography
The community is located in the
Heart River valley, approximately east of the Village of
Nampa. It has an elevation of .
The
Harmon Member
The Peace River Formation is a stratigraphical unit of middle Albian age in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin.
It takes the name from the Peace River, and was first described on the banks of the river, downstream from the Smoky River conflue ...
of the
Peace River Formation
The Peace River Formation is a stratigraphical unit of middle Albian age in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin.
It takes the name from the Peace River, and was first described on the banks of the river, downstream from the Smoky River conflue ...
, a stratigraphic unit of the
Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin
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is named for the community.
See also
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List of communities in Alberta
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References
Localities in Northern Sunrise County
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