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Vernon is a city in the Okanagan region of the Southern Interior of British Columbia, Canada.It is 440 km (270 mi) northeast of Vancouver.Named after Forbes George Vernon, a former MLA of British Columbia who helped establish the Coldstream Ranch in nearby Coldstream, the City of Vernon was incorporated on 30 December 1892.
Mountains can be found all over British Columbia while those in Alberta are mainly situated on the eastern side of the Canadian Rockies. The Saint Elias Mountains in the Yukon hold some of country's highest mountains, including the highest, Mount Logan at 5,959 metres (19,551 ft).
The Greater Vernon area is served by School District 22 Vernon, which provides school services for children in the area. [2] Its population was 67,086 at the 2021 census, a 5.7 percent increase from its population during the 2016 census, which was 61,324. [3] 44,519 of those that live in Greater Vernon are based in Vernon. [4]
Silver Star Mountain Resort (Silver Star) is a ski resort located near Silver Star Provincial Park in the Shuswap Highland of the Monashee Mountains, 22 km northeast of the city of Vernon, British Columbia, Canada. Silver Star's snow season runs from late November to mid-April, weather permitting.
Ellison Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, located on the east side of Okanagan Lake to the south of the city of Vernon. [1] The park contains approximately 219 hectares (2.19 km 2) of land, 200 ha. of it upland, 19 ha. of it foreshore. [2]
The Monashee Mountains are a mountain range lying mostly in British Columbia, Canada, extending into the U.S. state of Washington. They stretch 530 km (329 mi) from north to south and 150 km (93 mi) from east to west. They are a sub-range of the Columbia Mountains. The highest summit is Mount Monashee, which reaches 3,274 m (10,741 ft).
Jubilee Mountain is set in the Waddington Range north of the head of Knight Inlet in a remote wilderness area that few visit. It is located 282 km (175 mi) northwest of Vancouver and 13 km (8.1 mi) southwest of Mount Waddington, which is the highest peak of the entire Coast Mountains range. [1]
Mount Albert is a prominent 2,552-metre (8,373-foot) mountain located in the Coast Mountains of British Columbia, Canada. It is an isolated mountain situated at the head of Queens Reach of Jervis Inlet , 8 km (5.0 mi) northwest of Princess Louisa Inlet , in a remote wilderness area that few visit.