Valemount
Sign in to saveValemount is a village municipality of 1,018 people in east central British Columbia, Canada, from Kamloops, British Columbia. It is between the Rocky, Monashee, and Cariboo Mountains. It is the nearest community to the west of Jasper National Park, and is also the nearest community to Mount Robson Provincial Park, which features Mount Robson, the tallest mountain in the Canadian Rockies. Outdoor recreation is popular in summer and winter—hiking, skiing, snowmobiling, cross-country skiing, mountain biking and horseback riding are common activities. Valemount is one of 14 designated resort muni
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Place details
- Locality
- Valemount
- Region
- British Columbia
- Country
- Canada
- Population
- 1,052
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Valemount
- Settlement.official_name
- Village of Valemount
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Village
- Settlement.motto
- Let the mountains move you
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Valemount, British Columbia, looking west on 5th avenue.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 250px
- Settlement.image_caption
- Looking West on 5th Ave downtown Valemount, BC
- Settlement.image_blank_emblem
- Valemount_Logo.svg
- Settlement.blank_emblem_type
- Logo
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Canada British Columbia
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location of Valemount in British Columbia
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- village
- Country
- Canada
- Located in
- Regional District of Fraser-Fort George
- Population
- +1021
- Area
- +5.17
- Time zone
- Pacific Time Zone
- Official website
- valemount.ca
- Image
- Valemount, British Columbia, looking west on 5th avenue.jpg
via Wikidata · CC0
Article
13 sectionsContents
- History
- Expansion and growth in the 1970s
- Valemount in the 1980s
- Peak of lumber production in the 1990s
- Improvement and expansion of village infrastructure
- 21st century
- Demographics
- Climate
- Transportation
- Media
- See also
- References
- External links
Valemount is a village municipality of 1,018 people in east central British Columbia, Canada, from Kamloops, British Columbia. It is between the Rocky, Monashee, and Cariboo Mountains. It is the nearest community to the west of Jasper National Park, and is also the nearest community to Mount Robson Provincial Park, which features Mount Robson, the tallest mountain in the Canadian Rockies. Outdoor recreation is popular in summer and winter—hiking, skiing, snowmobiling, cross-country skiing, mountain biking and horseback riding are common activities. Valemount is one of 14 designated resort municipalities in British Columbia.
The name Valemount was coined for the Canadian National Railway station there in 1927 from the words vale and mount.