Glacier
Glacier, which once comprised small communities, is on the western approach to Rogers Pass in southeastern British Columbia. The name derives from the Great Glacier, which in the 1880s was just over a mile from the original train station.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Railway station
- Description: railway station in Columbia-Shuswap Regional District, Canada
- Also known as: “Glacier Station” and “Glacier, British Columbia”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Glacier National Park and Cheops Mountain.
Glacier National Park
Photo: The Interior, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Glacier National Park is a Canadian national park in the Columbia-Rockies region of Canada. It encompasses a portion of the Columbia Mountains, and the Rogers Pass National Historic Site.
Cheops Mountain
Peak
Cheops Mountain, is a 2,581-metre mountain summit located in Glacier National Park in the Selkirk Mountains of British Columbia, Canada. Cheops Mountain is situated in the Hermit Range, and the summit provides a good view of the Hermit and Sir Donald Ranges. Cheops Mountain is situated 3 km northwest of Glacier.
Mount Abbott
Peak
Mount Abbott is a mountain in British Columbia, Canada, located within Glacier National Park. The peak is west of the Asulkan Creek drainage, near Rogers Pass. Mount Abbott is situated 3½ km south of Glacier.
Glacier
- Categories: human settlement, building, historic site, and transportation
- Location: Columbia-Shuswap Regional District, British Columbia, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.26676° or 51° 16′ 0″ northLongitude
-117.5183° or 117° 31′ 6″ westOpen location code
95347F8J+PMOpenStreetMap ID
way 575426924OpenStreetMap feature
building=train_stationOpenStreetMap feature
historic=train_stationWikidata ID
Q5566117
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Glacier” goes by many names.
- French: “Glacier”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Marion Lake and Arthur O. Wheeler hut.
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