The Vermilion River, in

Kootenay National Park Kootenay National Park is a national park of Canada located in southeastern British Columbia. The park consists of of the Canadian Rockies, including parts of the Kootenay and Park mountain ranges, the Kootenay River and the entirety of the Ve ...

, is headwatered at

Vermilion Pass Vermilion Pass, elevation , is a high mountain pass in the Canadian Rockies, traversing the continental divide. It connects Kootenay National Park in the province of British Columbia with Banff National Park in Alberta. See also * List of Rocky ...

and flows through

Vermilion Valley Vermilion (sometimes vermillion) is a color, color family, and pigment most often made, since antiquity until the 19th century, from the powdered mineral cinnabar (a form of mercury sulfide, which is toxic) and its corresponding color. It is ...

British Columbia British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, ...

, Canada. Its tributaries include the

Simpson River Simpson River is a List of rivers in Chile, river of Chile located in the Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo Region. The river originates east of the Andes mountains. It forms the western boundary of the city of Coihaique, which is borde ...

, Tokumm Creek, and Verendrye Creek. It is a major tributary of the

Kootenay River The Kootenay or Kootenai river is a major river in the Northwest Plateau, in southeastern British Columbia, Canada, and northern Montana and Idaho in the United States. It is one of the uppermost major tributaries of the Columbia River, the l ...

. First visited (by a non- Aboriginal) by Sir George Simpson in 1841.

Numa Falls Numa Falls is a waterfall of the Vermilion River located in Kootenay National Park, British Columbia, Canada. It is accessible via a short drive off the Banff–Windermere Highway 93 that connects Banff National Park and Radium Hot Springs ...

on the river is directly accessible from Highway 93 in Kootenay National Park. Vermilion River - Kootenay NP BC

References

Historic Milestones of Kootenay National Park
Rivers of British Columbia East Kootenay Rivers of the Canadian Rockies Tributaries of the Kootenay River Kootenay Land District {{BritishColumbia-river-stub