Quartz Ravine

Quartz Ravine is a valley in British Columbia, Canada and has an elevation of 1,214 metres. Quartz Ravine is situated nearby to the village Barkerville.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wells-Barkerville and Barkerville.

Wells-Barkerville

Photo: Mike, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Wells is a small mining and tourist town in the Cariboo region of British Columbia. Barkerville is a ghost town 8 km east of Wells. It was the main centre of Cariboo Gold Rush, and the northern terminus of the Cariboo Wagon Road.

Barkerville

Village

Photo: JMEG, CC BY 2.0.

Barkerville was the main town of the Cariboo Gold Rush in British Columbia, Canada, and is preserved as a historic town. It is located on the north slope of the Cariboo Plateau near the Cariboo Mountains 80 kilometres east of Quesnel. Barkerville is situated 5 km southeast of Quartz Ravine.

Quartz Ravine

Type: Valley with an elevation of 1,214 metres
Description: valley in British Columbia, Canada
Categories: ravine and landform
Location: British Columbia, Canada, North America
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Latitude

53.09992° or 53° 5′ 60″ north

Longitude

-121.56949° or 121° 34′ 10″ west

Elevation

1,214 metres (3,983 feet)

Open location code

945W3CXJ+X6

GeoNames ID

6114996

Wikidata ID

Q22635416

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Quartz Ravine” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Quartz Ravine”
Swedish: “Quartz Ravine”

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