Gem Lake

Gem Lake is a lake located on Vancouver Island northeast of Mount Albert Edward on the east side of Buttle Lake, in Strathcona Provincial Park.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mount Regan and Jutland Mountain.

Mount Regan

Peak

Mount Regan is a mountain on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, located 32 km west of Courtenay and 1 km north of Mount Albert Edward. It is associated with the Vancouver Island Ranges, the southernmost extent of the Insular Mountains.

Jutland Mountain

Peak

Photo: YubYub41, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Jutland Mountain is a mountain on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, located 30 km west of Courtenay and 3 km northeast of Mount Albert Edward.

Mount Albert Edward

Peak

Photo: Smably, Public domain.

Mount Albert Edward is the sixth highest peak on Vancouver Island and one of the most easily accessible. Located in Strathcona Provincial Park, the mountain is a popular destination both in summer for hikers and in winter for skiers and snowshoers.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mount Washington Alpine Resort.

Mount Washington Alpine Resort

Mount Washington is an alpine resort near Courtenay in Central Vancouver Island, with skiing, snowboarding, and tubing in the winter and a number of hiking and mountain biking trails in the summer.

Gem Lake

Type: Lake
Description: lake in Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Category: body of water
Location: British Columbia, Canada, North America
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Latitude

49.69078° or 49° 41′ 27″ north

Longitude

-125.41779° or 125° 25′ 4″ west

Elevation

1,058 metres (3,471 feet)

Open location code

84XPMHRJ+8V

OpenStreetMap ID

way 152584124

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

OpenStreetMap feature

water=lake

GeoNames ID

5960218

Wikidata ID

Q316000

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Satellite Map

Discover Gem Lake from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Urdu—“Gem Lake” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Gem Lake”
French: “Gem Lake”
Swedish: “Gem Lake”
Urdu: “جیم لیک، وینکوور جزیرہ”

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