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| Place | Hills |
| Type | Community |
| Province / Territory | British Columbia (BC) |
| Location | Kootenay Land District |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 50.102222 |
| Longitude | -117.485 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | V0G |
| Area Code | 236, 250, 604, 672, 778 |
| Importance | Town |
| CGN ID | JCLPO |
Hills is a community in Kootenay Land District, British Columbia, Canada. It is classified as a town. Hills is located at 50.1022°N, 117.4850°W.
Hills rests quietly upon the rugged eastern shore of Slocan Lake, tucked firmly against the steep, dark flanks of the Nakusp Range. It lies 27.0 km south-east of Nakusp, BC (from Nakusp, BC: bearing 124°T), and is situated 14.5 km north-north-west of New Denver. The air here holds a heavy, crystalline stillness that seems to sharpen the outline of the distant New Denver Glacier, visible like a pale ghost against the jagged skyline. As the sun dips behind the peaks, the water of the lake turns the color of hammered lead, reflecting the somber majesty of the slopes that rise abruptly from the shoreline. While the Slocan River flows far beyond the immediate horizon, the presence of the lake dictates the cooling breath of the evening and the way light clings to the cedar and hemlock stands clinging to the incline. Historically, the lifeblood of Hills shifted with the seasonal demands of the Kootenay Land District, moving from the extraction of resources to a quieter existence defined by the land itself. Residents often look toward the northern reaches where Rosebery Park offers a preserve of stillness, mirroring the modest pace of life found within the settlement. The economy remains modest, grounded in the seasonal realities of the interior mountains and the resilience required to inhabit such a steep, shadowed corridor. Days in Hills pass with the deliberate motion of a slow-turning wheel, marked by the woodsmoke that hangs in the morning air and the sound of the wind moving through the needles of the high, dense timber.
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Explore Hills, 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: 50.102222, -117.485. 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 Hills 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 Hills 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 | August 2026 |
| Location data | Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada |