Elko
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.- Type: Locality
- Description: human settlement in British Columbia, Canada
- Also known as: “Elko, British Columbia”
Elko
- Category: human settlement
- Location: East Kootenays, Kootenays, British Columbia, Canada, North America
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Latitude
49.29994° or 49° 17′ 60″ north
Longitude
-115.11872° or 115° 7′ 7″ west
Elevation
920 metres (3,018 feet)
Open location code
85X67VXJ+XG
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Elko” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Elko”
- Dutch: “Elko, British Columbia”
- German: “Elko”
- Irish: “Elko”
- Swedish: “Elko, British Columbia”
- Swedish: “Elko”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Elko and Caithness.
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Highlights: Elko Park and Silver Spring Lake.
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