Medicine Hat

Medalta Potteries, Medicine Hat Clay Industries National Historic District
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Medicine Hat is a city on the southeastern part of Alberta, Canada. The city covers 112 sq km (43.25 sq mi) and has a population of around 60,000 people (2012 estimate). Due to its reserves of natural gas, it is often called "The Gas City" or "Pittsburgh of the West". The famous English writer Rudyard Kipling once described it as "all hell for a basement".

Medicine Hat is situated on the South Saskatchewan River. The Seven Persons Creek and Ross Creek also enter the South Saskatchewan River in Medicine Hat. The landscape of the city includes cliffs and finger coulees.

St Patrick's Church, Medicine Hat
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The name Medicine Hat is in fact a translation of the Blackfoot word for saamis, the feathered headdress word by their medicine men. The city dates back to 1883, when it was established when the Canadian Pacific Railway line was built through the area. Medicine Hat was incorporated as a town in 1898, and as a city in 1906.

Located in the steppe region, Medicine Hat experiences a semi-arid continental climate. Winters are cold and dry while summers warm to hot. July is the warmest month, with average high temperature rising to 26.9°C (80.4°F). January is the coldest month, with average low temperature of -15.9°C (3.4°F). Annual precipitation is around 333.8 mm (13.142 in), with June being the wettest month.

Visiting Medicine Hat

You can reach Medicine Hat by road on the TransCanada Highway 1 between Calgary and Regina.

Places of Interest in Medicine Hat

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