Museum · Drumheller · Alberta

Washhouse

Set in Drumheller, Washhouse is a museum. Around it, within 5 km, are 8 more places on our list. Management falls to The Atlas Coal Mine National Historic Site.

Where

In Drumheller

inside the municipal boundary

Run by

The Atlas Coal Mine National Historic Site

the operator on record

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 19–26°C

In brief

Museum in Drumheller

Inside Drumheller

You’ll find Washhouse inside Drumheller’s municipal boundary. Towns near it ↓

Drawn from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, ODCAF and the heritage registers, with Statistics Canada’s 2021 outlines and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.

When to go

Seasons and weather

Warmest in Drumheller are May to September, at 19–26°C.

Jan-5° / -18°14 mm

Feb-2° / -16°14 mm

Mar4° / -9°19 mm

Apr13° / -2°33 mm

May19° / 4°62 mm

Jun23° / 9°82 mm

Jul26° / 12°54 mm

Aug26° / 10°50 mm

Sep21° / 5°33 mm

Oct13° / -2°18 mm

Nov3° / -10°18 mm

Dec-4° / -16°15 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Drumheller, and each month’s precipitation (rain, with snow counted as water). Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals for Drumheller East (Open Government Licence – Canada). Hours and seasons change through the year: check before you go. Precipitation comes from Queenstown, 96 km away. Drumheller’s full climate →

About

Washhouse

Type: Museum
Run by: The Atlas Coal Mine National Historic Site
Town: in Drumheller

Facts: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Wikidata (CC0), Statistics Canada’s ODCAF and the federal and Québec heritage registers.

The map

Its place on the map

The places near Washhouse are numbered on the map in the order below.

Towns near it

Nearby towns

The most populous of the 5 is Wheatland County, at 10,150. Its own town leads; the rest list it too, closest first.

1 · It’s in town

Drumheller

8,439 people · 19 places to visit

2 · 200 m west of it

Wheatland County

10,150 people · 15 places to visit

3 · 2.2 km east of it

Special Area No. 2

1,837 people · 13 places to visit

4 · 48 km north of it

Starland County

1,820 people · 9 places to visit

Compare the 5 towns

Town	Where Washhouse is	People	Places to visit
Drumheller	It’s in town	8,439	19
Wheatland County	200 m west of it	10,150	15
Special Area No. 2	2.2 km east of it	1,837	13
Starland County	48 km north of it	1,820	9
Kneehill County	67 km northwest of it	5,129	16

Make a day of it

Worth adding to a visit

A visit can add 7 museums and a theme park, from 11 places within 15 km.

Theme parkThe Atlas Coal Mine National Historic Site100 m away 2MuseumMuseumEast Coulee School Museum1.2 km away 3MuseumMuseumLamp House100 m away 4MuseumMuseumSupply House100 m away 5MuseumMuseumMine Office100 m away 6MuseumMuseumArt & Safety First Exhibits300 m away 7MuseumMuseumMiners Shack300 m away 8MuseumMuseumBadlands Good People Exhibit300 m away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Planning a visit to Washhouse

Where is Washhouse?

Washhouse stands in Drumheller, Alberta: inside the town’s municipal boundary.

What is Washhouse?

Museum.

When is the best time to visit Washhouse?

Pick May to September for the warmest weather in Drumheller: 19–26°C in the afternoon, on the 1991–2020 normals.

Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Wikidata (CC0), Statistics Canada’s ODCAF (Open Government Licence – Canada), the federal and Québec heritage registers, Statistics Canada 2021 census boundaries, ECCC 1991–2020 climate normals (Open Government Licence – Canada).

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (1)

The Atlas Coal Mine National Historic Site: Mascdman, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons

Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).