The Columbia Valley is the name used for a region in the

Rocky Mountain Trench The Rocky Mountain Trench, also known as the Valley of a Thousand Peaks or simply the Trench, is a large valley on the western side of the northern part of North America's Rocky Mountains. The Trench is both visually and cartographically a ...

near the headwaters of the

Columbia River The Columbia River ( Upper Chinook: ' or '; Sahaptin: ''Nch’i-Wàna'' or ''Nchi wana''; Sinixt dialect'' '') is the largest river in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. The river rises in the Rocky Mountains of British Columbia ...

between the town of Golden and the Canal Flats. The main hub of the valley is the town of

Invermere Invermere is a community in eastern British Columbia, Canada, near the border of Alberta. It is the hub of the Columbia Valley between Golden to the north and Cranbrook to the south. Invermere sits on the northwest shore of Windermere Lake an ...

. Other towns include Radium Hot Springs,

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and Fairmont Hot Springs. The Panorama Ski Resort is located near the valley. The Columbia Valley is home to the Columbia Wetlands, a vital link on a major bird migration route.

External links

Columbia Headwaters Legacy Program

Columbia Valley, BC
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