Alamo British Columbia Map

About Alamo, British Columbia

Alamo is a abandoned locality in Kootenay Land District, British Columbia, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. Alamo is located at 50.0042°N, 117.3083°W.

Alamo nestles in a folded landscape where the Kootenay River carves its persistent path, a ribbon of silver glinting under a sky that often holds the bruised purples and soft golds of approaching weather. It lies 43.6 km south-east of Nakusp, BC (from Nakusp, BC: bearing 127°T), and is situated 5.1 km east-north-east of New Denver. The surrounding slopes, cloaked in the deep green of conifer forests, rise steeply, their flanks scored by the occasional glint of sun on scree or the darker shadow of a ravine. Here, the air carries the clean scent of pine needles and damp earth, a constant reminder of the wildness that presses in from all sides, while the murmur of the river provides a ceaseless, soothing undertone to the quietude of Alamo. The history of Alamo is intimately tied to the veins of ore that lie hidden beneath these mountains, a legacy of prospectors and miners who, for generations, have sought their fortune in the earth. This industrious spirit shaped the early economy, and though the boom-and-bust cycles have softened, a resilient character persists, a practical outlook forged in the face of hard work and the often-harsh beauty of the Kootenay. Evidence of this past is visible in the weathered structures that still stand, quiet sentinels to a bygone era, and in the enduring connection the people of Alamo feel to the rugged land that has sustained them.

About This Alamo Map Page

Explore Alamo, British Columbia, Canada, with an embedded street and satellite map — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 50.004167, -117.30833. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts — including hourly outlooks — are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.

Detailed location data for Alamo includes the postal code (V0G), telephone area code (236, 250, 604, 672, 778). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.

Location data for Alamo is sourced from the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada, and verified by coordinates rather than name matching alone. GPS coordinates, province, administrative location and place type are shown in the information panel above.