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: Glacier National Park and Cheops Mountain.
Glacier National Park
Cheops Mountain
Peak
Cheops Mountain, is a 2,581-metre mountain summit… 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. Mount Abbott is situated 3½ km south of Glacier.
Glacier
- Categories: human settlement, building, historic site, and transport
- Location: Columbia-Shuswap Regional District, British Columbia, Canada, North America
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Latitude
51.26676° or 51° 16′ 0″ north
Longitude
-117.5183° or 117° 31′ 6″ west
Open location code
95347F8J+PM
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building=train_station
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=train_station
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
“Glacier” goes by many names.
- French: “Glacier”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Marion Lake and Arthur O. Wheeler hut.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Illecillewaet Campground and Abbott Observatory.
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