Golden
Golden is a small town in the Columbia-Rockies portion of the Kootenays in British Columbia. The town was established in 1883 as a railway base camp named Cache.- Location: Columbia-Rockies, Kootenays, British Columbia, Canada, North America
- Population: 4040
- United Nations Location Code: CA GDN
- Latitude: 51.3° or 51° 17' 59.8" north
- Longitude: -116.9689° or 116° 58' 8" west
- Elevation: 789 meters (2589 feet)
- GeoNames ID: 5962582
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In the Area
Localities
- GoldenTown
- Kicking Horse Mountain ResortVillage, 6 km west
- NicholsonLocality, 7 km southeast
- MoberlyLocality, 9 km northwest
- GlenogleLocality, 10 km east
- Horse CreekLocality, 15 km southeast
Landmarks
- White Tooth BreweryBrewery
- Long John'sRestaurant
- HuskyHouseRestaurant
- The Bears DenRestaurant, 1½ km north
- Legendz dinerFast food restaurant, 2 km north
- Kicking Horse ResortWinter sport, 7 km west
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