Camborne, British Columbia

Camborne
Camborne is located in British Columbia
Camborne
Camborne
Location of Camborne in British Columbia
Coordinates: 50°46′59″N 117°38′04″W / 50.78306°N 117.63444°W / 50.78306; -117.63444
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
RegionWest Kootenay
Regional DistrictColumbia-Shuswap
Area codes250, 778, 236, & 672

Camborne is a ghost town in the West Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia. The former mining community was at the mouth of Pool Creek on the east side of the Incomappleux River.[1][2] The locality is about 78 kilometres (48 mi) by road north of Nakusp and 91 kilometres (57 mi) by road and ferry southeast of Revelstoke.

  1. ^ "Camborne (locality)". BC Geographical Names.
  2. ^ "Pool Creek (creek)". BC Geographical Names.