Valemount | |
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| Village of Valemount[1] | |
 Looking West on 5th Ave downtown Valemount, BC | |
 Logo | |
| Motto: Let the mountains move you | |
  Valemount Location of Valemount in British Columbia | |
| Coordinates: 52°49′52″N 119°16′34″W / 52.83111°N 119.27611°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| Regional district | Fraser-Fort George |
| Incorporated | 13 December 1962 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–council government |
| • Mayor | Owen Torgerson |
| • Village of Valemount Council | List of councillors
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| Area | |
| • Total | 5.17 km2 (2.00 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 792 m (2,598 ft) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 1,021 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (510/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−8 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
| Forward sortation area | |
| Area code(s) | 250, 778, 236 |
| Highways |  Highway 5 |
| Waterways | Fraser River |
| Website | valemount |
Valemount is a village municipality of 1,018 people in east central British Columbia, Canada, 320 kilometres (200 mi) 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.
As a flag stop Via Rail's Canadian calls at the Valemount railway station two or three times (depending on the season) per week in each direction.
The name Valemount was coined for the Canadian National Railway station there in 1927 from the words vale and mount.[2]
- ^ "British Columbia Regional Districts, Municipalities, Corporate Name, Date of Incorporation and Postal Address" (XLS). British Columbia Ministry of Communities, Sport and Cultural Development. Archived from the original on July 13, 2014. Retrieved November 2, 2014.
- ^ Yellowhead Pass and its people. Valemount, B.C.: Valemount Historic Society. 1984. p. 201. ISBN 9780889253957.
Valemount, this name, for the vale amid the mountains was coined for the C.N.R. station moved here in 1927.