Red Pass British Columbia Map

About Red Pass, British Columbia

Red Pass is a locality in Cariboo Land District, British Columbia, Canada. It is classified as a town. Red Pass is located at 52.9833°N, 119.0000°W.

Red Pass lies cradled within a vast, undulating landscape of the Cariboo, where the sky seems to stretch endlessly, a canvas brushed with the soft blues of morning and the fiery oranges of evening. It lies 25.4 km north-east of Valemount, BC (from Valemount, BC: bearing 48°T), and is situated 27.9 km north-east of Cedarside. The land itself is a study in rugged beauty, sculpted by ancient glaciers and weathered by countless seasons. Here, the mountains rise not with jagged severity, but with rounded shoulders, their slopes cloaked in a deep, evergreen velvet of spruce and fir that exhales a clean, resinous scent into the crisp air. Scattered among these forested heights are meadows, vibrant with the ephemeral bloom of wildflowers in the short, bright summers, and later, dusted with the first whispers of frost. The silence here is profound, broken only by the whisper of wind through the pines or the distant call of a hawk circling overhead, a stillness that settles deep into one's bones. The history of Red Pass is intrinsically linked to the veins of the earth and the relentless drive of progress. Once a vital transit point for prospectors and loggers, its economy still finds its pulse in the extraction of natural resources, with timber milling and mining casting long shadows of industry across the valley. The ghost of the railway, a serpentine scar upon the land, still echoes with the passage of steam and the dreams of those who sought fortune in this remote corner of British Columbia. While the boomtown days have softened into a more measured pace of life, a distinct character persists in Red Pass, a resilience forged in the isolation and the sheer, unyielding grandeur of its surroundings. The local people, a blend of long-time families and newcomers drawn by the promise of open space, carry a quiet pride in their connection to this wild and beautiful land.

About This Red Pass Map Page

Explore Red Pass, 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: 52.983333, -119.0. 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 Red Pass includes the postal code (V0E), 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 Red Pass 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.