Explore Elkford, British Columbia, Canada, with this interactive street and satellite map. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above the map to switch views. You can “grab” the map and drag it to re-centre it, or use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out to street-level detail.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the Canada Base Map with Toporama contours — plus shaded relief, a labelled UTM grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below. You will find live weather, local and world news further down the page.
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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Elkford, British Columbia. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
Drag the map to pan to any area of British Columbia or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Elkford and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the Canada Base Map from Natural Resources Canada with Toporama contours layered over it — the CanVec topographic data behind the printed NTS sheets, and the mapping used for hiking, hunting, canoe routes and back-country travel. Relief shows shaded relief and hypsometric tints. The search box finds any Canadian town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Elkford.
Reading the map like a paper NTS sheet. Click Grid to overlay the UTM grid, labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass — which matters in Canada, where declination runs from about 20 degrees west in Newfoundland to 20 degrees east in the Yukon.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a UTM/MGRS grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — the grid reference being what Canadian search and rescue work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
Map search is available for a limited number of queries per session to manage costs. Be specific — search precisely for best results.
| Place | Elkford |
| Type | District Municipality |
| Province / Territory | British Columbia (BC) |
| Location | Kootenay Land District |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 50.024444 |
| Longitude | -114.921667 |
| Population | 2,749 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | V0B |
| Area Code | 236, 250, 604, 672, 778 |
| Importance | Large city |
| CGN ID | JAQTG |
Elkford is a district municipality in Kootenay Land District, British Columbia, Canada. It is classified as a large city. Elkford is located at 50.0244°N, 114.9217°W.
Elkford sits cradled within the rugged Kootenay Land District, where the land rises sharply toward the Wisukitsak Range. It lies 32.5 km north of Sparwood, BC (from Sparwood, BC: bearing 355°T), and is situated 29.1 km north of Elk Prairie. The air here holds a thin, crystalline clarity, especially when the evening light catches the slopes and turns the shadows into deep pools of indigo. The Elk River carves its path through the valley floor, a constant, rushing presence that defines the lower elevations and shapes the movement of the valley. Those who live here watch the seasons shift against the backdrop of the mountains, noting how the first frost clings to the valley long before the sun has fully crested the peaks. It is a terrain that commands attention, demanding a respect for the scale of the wilderness that presses in from every side. The history of Elkford remains rooted in the extraction of resources, an industrial legacy that continues to define the local economy through the operation of large-scale mines. This work dictates the heartbeat of the daily routine, as shifts change and heavy machinery hums against the quiet backdrop of the high country. Residents here understand the weight of a livelihood earned from the earth, and the economy revolves around the steady production of metallurgical coal. It is a functional, hardworking existence that persists through the winter months, when the cold settles deep into the valley and the focus turns to the maintenance of infrastructure and the demands of the trade. Cultural life in Elkford reflects the outdoor orientation of its inhabitants, who find their recreation in the vast spaces that surround the settlement. While the Abruzzi Glacier remains a distant, frozen sentinel some 46 km away, and the rugged terrain of Top of the World Park beckons from 40 km distant, the local character is defined by a deep familiarity with the immediate backcountry. Traditions often centre on the seasonal migrations of wildlife and the pursuit of mountain sports, fostering a collective identity that values self-reliance and grit. Elkford maintains a stoic, honest temperament, where the social life is less about spectacle and more about the shared endurance of life in a high, challenging landscape.
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Explore Elkford, 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: 50.024444, -114.921667. 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. Editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Detailed location data for Elkford includes the postal code (V0B), telephone area code (236, 250, 604, 672, 778). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any Canadian town, county or landmark by name; offers the Canada Base Map with Toporama contours and shaded relief as base layers; overlays a labelled UTM grid so the map can be read like a printed NTS sheet; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a UTM/MGRS grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data for Elkford 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.
| Page generated | October 2026 |
| Location data | Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; Canada Base Map, Toporama and CBME © Natural Resources Canada (Open Government Licence — Canada); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |