Garibaldi, British Columbia

Garibaldi
Former name: Daisy Lake; Other names: Garibaldi Lodge, Garibaldi Townsite
Garibaldi is located in British Columbia
Garibaldi
Garibaldi
Location of Garibaldi in British Columbia
Coordinates: 49°58′00″N 123°09′00″W / 49.966667°N 123.15°W / 49.966667; -123.15
Country Canada
Province British Columbia
Townsite CreatedEarly- to Mid-1910s
Post Office established1916
Downgraded from Community to Locality1983
Named forGaribaldi Provincial Park
Time zoneUTC−08:00 (PST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−07:00 (PDT)
Forward sortation area
Area codes250, 778

Garibaldi, originally named Daisy Lake and also known as Garibaldi Lodge and Garibaldi Townsite, is a locality and ghost town in British Columbia, Canada, on the Cheakamus River around its confluence with Rubble Creek and just south of Daisy Lake.[1] The CN railway (formerly BC Rail) and British Columbia Highway 99 traverses it north–south.

Although some buildings remain, including public works facilities, the community is now officially depopulated due to the geohazard posed by The Barrier, a lava dam holding back Garibaldi Lake that has let go at various points in the past; Rubble Creek, the source of which is Garibaldi Lake, gets its name from the large boulder field created by successive degenerations of The Barrier.[2]

  1. ^ "Garibaldi". BC Geographical Names.
  2. ^ "Catalogue of Canadian Volcanoes - Garibaldi Volcanic Belt: Garibaldi Lake Volcanic Field". Natural Resources Canada. 19 August 2005. Archived from the original on 19 February 2006. Retrieved 3 August 2008.