North Drumheller is a community within the Town of
Drumheller
Drumheller is a town on the Red Deer River in the badlands of east-central Alberta, Canada. It is located northeast of Calgary and south of Stettler. The Drumheller portion of the Red Deer River valley, often referred to as Dinosaur Vall ...
,
Alberta
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, Canada. It was previously a
hamlet
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within the former
Municipal District of Badlands No. 7 (then Improvement District No. 7) prior to being annexed by Drumheller in 1967.
The community is located within the
Red Deer River
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T ...
valley at the intersection of
Highway 9 and
North Dinosaur Trail (Highway 838) on the north side of the river across from Drumheller's main townsite.
See also
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List of communities in Alberta
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Drumheller
Former hamlets in Alberta