Rossland British Columbia Map

About Rossland, British Columbia

Rossland is a city in Kootenay Land District, British Columbia, Canada. It is classified as a town. Rossland is located at 49.0769°N, 117.8022°W.

Rossland nestles in a dramatic embrace of rugged mountains, its steep streets climbing towards peaks that seem to scrape the bruised, twilight sky. It lies 7.1 km west-south-west of Trail, BC (from Trail, BC: bearing 254°T), and is situated 6.0 km north-east of Silica. The air here carries the crisp scent of pine and damp earth, a constant reminder of the vast Kootenay wilderness that surrounds it, its slopes a patchwork of deep green conifers and, in autumn, fiery deciduous hues. Sunlight, when it breaks through, spills in golden shafts, illuminating the weathered facades of buildings that cling to the hillsides, a testament to a tenacious spirit carved from stone and timber. The very terrain dictates a certain way of life, a constant negotiation with gravity, where front yards often become steep, rocky gardens and the journey up a familiar street can be a rewarding climb. The pulse of Rossland beats with the echoes of a boisterous mining past, a history etched into the very bedrock and the character of its people. For decades, fortunes were dug from the earth, the roar of stamp mills once a familiar soundtrack to life here, and the legacy of those silver and gold rushes still colours the town’s identity. Today, while the mines are largely silent, that industrious spirit finds new expression in a thriving outdoor recreation scene, with world-class mountain biking trails winding through the very mountains that once yielded precious metals. The local economy, once fuelled by ore, now draws visitors and residents alike to its natural playground, a vibrant blend of heritage and contemporary adventure, where the quiet hum of daily life is punctuated by the distant whir of a mountain bike’s gears or the murmur of the nearby Columbia River.

About This Rossland Map Page

Explore Rossland, British Columbia, Canada, with interactive street, satellite and terrain maps, complete with integrated Google Street View imagery. 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. Visitors can also search Google alongside Wikipedia and editorial summaries for additional local information and context.

Detailed location data for Rossland includes the postal code (V1R), 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 Rossland 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.