Lake Eileen
Lake Eileen is a lake in British Columbia, Canada and has an elevation of 952 metres. Lake Eileen is situated nearby to the village Wilmer, as well as near the area Windermere.Places of Interest
Highlights include Kootanae House.
Kootanae House
Kootanae House, also spelled Kootenae House, was a North West Company fur trading post built by Jaco Finlay under the direction of David Thompson near present-day Invermere, British Columbia in 1807. Kootanae House is situated 4 km east of Lake Eileen.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wilmer and Invermere.
Wilmer
Village
Wilmer is a small settlement near Invermere, British Columbia. The settlement was originally known as Peterborough and was founded in 1886. The explorer David Thompson founded a Northwest trading company post near the present-day site of Wilmer after crossing the Rockies via Howse Pass in 1807. Wilmer is situated 3½ km northeast of Lake Eileen.
Invermere
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Invermere is a popular year-round tourist and recreation destination in the Columbia River Valley of southeastern British Columbia in the East Kootenays nestled between the Rocky Mountains to the east and the Purcell Mountains to the west.
Lake Eileen
- Type: Lake
- Category: body of water
- Location: British Columbia, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.5225° or 50° 31′ 21″ northLongitude
-116.09889° or 116° 5′ 56″ westElevation
952 metres (3,123 feet)Open location code
9525GWF2+2CGeoNames ID
6048353
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