Fort Steele
Fort Steele is a heritage site in the East Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia, Canada. This visitor attraction lies on the east shore of the Kootenay River between the mouths of the St. Mary River and Wild Horse River.- Type: Hamlet
- Description: human settlement in Regional District of East Kootenay, British Columbia, Canada
- Also known as: “Fort Steele, British Columbia”
Fort Steele
- Categories: open-air museum, village, and locality
- Location: East Kootenays, Kootenays, British Columbia, Canada, North America
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Latitude
49.61667° or 49° 37′ north
Longitude
-115.63333° or 115° 38′ west
Elevation
782 metres (2,566 feet)
Wheelchair access
yes
UN/LOCODE
CA FST
Open location code
85X6J988+MM
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Swedish—“Fort Steele” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Fort Steele”
- Chinese: “斯提爾堡”
- Danish: “Fort Steele”
- Dutch: “Fort Steele”
- Egyptian Arabic: “فورت ستيل”
- Finnish: “Fort Steele”
- French: “fort Steele”
- French: “Fort Steele”
- German: “Fort Steele”
- Northern Sami: “Fort Steele”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Fort Steele”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Fort Steele”
- Persian: “فورت استیل، بریتیش کلمبیا”
- Persian: “فورت استیل”
- Swedish: “Fort Steele”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Riley and Isidore Canyon.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Wild Horse Theatre and Wasa Hotel Museum.
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Worth a closer look: Kootenay National Park and Cranbrook.
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