Elko, British Columbia

Elko
Elko is located in British Columbia
Elko
Elko
Location of Elko in British Columbia
Elko is located in Canada
Elko
Elko
Elko (Canada)
Coordinates: 49°18′00″N 115°06′42″W / 49.30000°N 115.11167°W / 49.30000; -115.11167
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
RegionElk Valley/East Kootenay
Regional DistrictRegional District of East Kootenay
Government
 • MPWayne Stetski
 • MLATom Shypitka
Elevation
951 m (3,120 ft)
Population
 (2006)
 • Total163
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
Area code250 / 778 / 236
Highways Highway 3
Highway 93
GNBC CodeJAQTX[1]

Elko is located at the junction of Highway 93 and the Crowsnest Highway, to the north of the Roosville Canada–United States border crossing. A small sawmill town, Elko is situated near the southern end of the Rocky Mountain Trench at the edge of a plateau at the base of the Canadian Rockies, in the East Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia.

  1. ^ "Elko". Natural Resources Canada. 6 October 2016.