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Ridgevalley

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Air quality index

34Good
Coordinates55.16°, -117.90°

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City facts

Overview

Ridgevalley is a hamlet in northern Alberta, Canada within the Municipal District of Greenview No. 16. It is located 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) southwest of Highway 43, approximately 57 kilometres (35 mi) east of Grande Prairie.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
55.1586
Longitude
-117.8982
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
34
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
2.5
PM10 (µg/m³)
2.8
Ozone (µg/m³)
87
NO₂ (µg/m³)
0.7

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
368
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Common Raven
    Corvus corax Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    16
  • Black-capped Chickadee
    Poecile atricapillus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    13
  • Red-eyed Vireo
    Vireo olivaceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    12
  • Song Sparrow
    Melospiza melodia (A.Wilson, 1810) · Aves
    12
  • White-throated Sparrow
    Zonotrichia albicollis (J.F.Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
    12
  • American Robin
    Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
    12
  • Blue Jay
    Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    11
  • Yellow Warbler
    Setophaga petechia (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    11

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
6
Largest magnitude
4.7
Largest event
2025-02-20

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Alberta

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.29
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,200

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
32
Avg daily Wikipedia views
1
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

squashberry
squashberry
Viburnum edule
Seen 2026-05-19
Showy Aster
Showy Aster
Eurybia conspicua
Seen 2025-10-12
big bur-reed
big bur-reed
Sparganium eurycarpum
Seen 2025-10-12
Eastern Boxelder Bug
Eastern Boxelder Bug
Boisea trivittata
Seen 2025-10-07
Chickpea Milkvetch
Chickpea Milkvetch
Astragalus cicer
Seen 2025-07-31
western Solomon's plume
western Solomon's plume
Maianthemum racemosum amplexicaule
Seen 2025-07-05
Ruffed Grouse
Ruffed Grouse
Bonasa umbellus
Seen 2025-07-05
bog wintergreen
bog wintergreen
Pyrola asarifolia
Seen 2025-07-05
Northern Bedstraw
Northern Bedstraw
Galium boreale
Seen 2025-06-27

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Gallery

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API