Beavermouth (railway point), British Columbia

Beavermouth, British Columbia
Railway point
Beavermouth (railway point), British Columbia is located in British Columbia
Beavermouth (railway point), British Columbia
Location of Beavermouth in British Columbia
Coordinates: 51°31′00″N 117°25′0″W / 51.51667°N 117.41667°W / 51.51667; -117.41667
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
Land districtCariboo
Regional DistrictColumbia-Shuswap
Elevation
771 m (2,530 ft)
Area codes250, 778, 236, & 672

Beavermouth is about 43 kilometres (27 mi) west of Golden, and about 32 kilometres (20 mi) east of the mid-point of the Connaught Tunnel beneath Rogers Pass,[1] in southeastern British Columbia. At the mouth of the Beaver River, the train station was called Beavermouth, but the adjacent community, which no longer exists, was known as Beaver or Beaver Mouth.[2] Nowadays, the closest road access is to the nearby Kinbasket Lake Resort.

  1. ^ "2003 timetable" (PDF). www.mapleleaftracks.com. pp. 13–14.
  2. ^ "1900–1901 BC Directory". www.bccd.vpl.ca.