Three Forks
Three Forks is a ghost town at the junction of Carpenter, Seaton, and Kane creeks in the West Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia. This former mining community, on BC Highway 31A, is by road about 8 kilometres east of New Denver and 38 kilometres west of Kaslo.- Locality
- …lies at an elevation of around 940 metres (3,070 feet)
- …is also known as “Three Forks, British Columbia”
- Description: human settlement in British Columbia, Canada
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sandon and Zincton.
Sandon
Sandon is in the foothills of the Selkirk Mountains… Sandon is situated 6 km southeast of Three Forks.
Zincton
Zincton is a ghost town in the West Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia. Zincton is situated 6 km northeast of Three Forks.
Three Forks
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Latitude
50.01222° or 50° 0′ 44″ north
Longitude
-117.28501° or 117° 17′ 6″ west
Open location code
95242P67+VX
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Egyptian Arabic—“Three Forks” goes by many names.
Three Forks, British ColumbiaDutch
ثرى فوركسEgyptian Arabic
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