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Creston, British Columbia, Canada


Alternative Names:CFQ
Type:Populated place - a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work
Mindat.org Region:Regional District of Central Kootenay, British Columbia, Canada
Region:British Columbia, Canada
Latitude:49° 5' 59" N
Longitude:116° 30' 7" W
Lat/Long (dec):49.09987,-116.50211
Köppen climate type:Dfc : Subarctic climate
Population:4,816 (2008)
Mindat Feature ID:5932311
Long-form Identifier:mindat:2:6:5932311:2
GUID:9b648a68-27f6-40e1-ae29-985440cde97f
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LocalityLatitudeLongitudeDistanceBearing
Golden Scepter Mine (Golden Septure; M & F; Chief Joseph), Hall Mountain, Moyie - Yaak Mining District, Boundary County, Idaho, USA48° 59' 27" N116° 25' 21" W13.4km (8.3 miles)
Hall Mountain Thorium Group (Barringer; The Man Upstairs; TMU; Berringer; Pyrite Zone; Golden Sceptre; Wawa; Hall Mountain Group; Hall Mountain Thorite; Hall Mtn. Group; Nuclear Fuels Corporation), Moyie - Yaak Mining District, Boundary County, Idaho, USA48° 59' 19" N116° 24' 39" W14.0km (8.7 miles)
Wawa Claims (Wa Wa; Northwest Prospecting & Development Company), Moyie - Yaak Mining District, Boundary County, Idaho, USA48° 59' 11" N116° 25' 1" W14.1km (8.7 miles)
N. W. Prospecting & Development Prospect (Atomic Fuels Corporation), Moyie - Yaak Mining District, Boundary County, Idaho, USA48° 59' 9" N116° 24' 29" W14.4km (8.9 miles)
Lucky Seven Prospect (Scheller Prospect; Schiller and Dougherty), Moyie - Yaak Mining District, Boundary County, Idaho, USA48° 59' 0" N116° 24' 15" W14.8km (9.2 miles)
Bruce Berringer Prospect, Moyie - Yaak Mining District, Boundary County, Idaho, USA48° 58' 55" N116° 23' 30" W15.4km (9.6 miles)
Trust Mining Company Prospect, Moyie - Yaak Mining District, Boundary County, Idaho, USA48° 58' 12" N116° 23' 35" W16.5km (10.2 miles)
Hall Mountain, Moyie - Yaak Mining District, Boundary County, Idaho, USA48° 58' 26" N116° 22' 18" W16.9km (10.5 miles)
Montgomery Prospect, Moyie - Yaak Mining District, Boundary County, Idaho, USA48° 57' 43" N116° 23' 30" W17.3km (10.8 miles)
Hall Mountain, Boundary County, Idaho, USA48° 58' 0" N116° 22' 0" W17.8km (11.1 miles)
U group, Brush Lake District, Moyie - Yaak Mining District, Boundary County, Idaho, USA48° 54' 47" N116° 29' 38" W20.8km (12.9 miles)
American Girl Mine, Brush Lake District, Moyie - Yaak Mining District, Boundary County, Idaho, USA48° 54' 39" N116° 28' 59" W21.0km (13.1 miles)
Hall Mountain Nickel Deposit - Idaho, Brush Lake District, Moyie - Yaak Mining District, Boundary County, Idaho, USA48° 55' 0" N116° 24' 0" W21.7km (13.5 miles)
Miller Brothers Mine (Lucky Charlie Mine), Boundary County, Idaho, USA48° 57' 0" N116° 17' 48" W22.4km (13.9 miles)
Copeland, Moyie - Yaak Mining District, Boundary County, Idaho, USA48° 54' 7" N116° 23' 20" W23.5km (14.6 miles)
American Girl Prospect, Brush Lake District, Moyie - Yaak Mining District, Boundary County, Idaho, USA48° 55' 9" N116° 19' 54" W23.6km (14.7 miles)
Kent property prospect, Brush Lake District, Moyie - Yaak Mining District, Boundary County, Idaho, USA48° 54' 28" N116° 20' 25" W24.4km (15.2 miles)
Blue Grouse prospect, Brush Lake District, Moyie - Yaak Mining District, Boundary County, Idaho, USA48° 54' 50" N116° 19' 24" W24.4km (15.2 miles)
Bethlehem Mine (Brush Lake Minco; Mable Tunnel; Brush Lake Mine; Dora), Copeland, Moyie - Yaak Mining District, Boundary County, Idaho, USA48° 53' 34" N116° 18' 20" W27.1km (16.9 miles)
Queen Mountain Deposits, Moyie - Yaak Mining District, Boundary County, Idaho, USA48° 54' 0" N116° 16' 59" W27.4km (17.0 miles)
Copper Creek Prospect, Moyie - Yaak Mining District, Boundary County, Idaho, USA48° 58' 49" N116° 10' 21" W27.4km (17.1 miles)
Tungsten Hill Mine (Howard Wickersham; Bull Moose; M & F; Blanche), Boundary County, Idaho, USA48° 53' 58" N116° 16' 28" W27.8km (17.2 miles)
Chief Joseph Prospect (M & F; Tungsten Hill), Moyie - Yaak Mining District, Boundary County, Idaho, USA48° 53' 56" N116° 16' 32" W27.8km (17.2 miles)
Tommy Moran prospect (Howard Wickersham; Moran property), Brush Lake District, Moyie - Yaak Mining District, Boundary County, Idaho, USA48° 53' 26" N116° 15' 0" W29.6km (18.4 miles)
Queen Mine (Moyie Gold Mining and Milling Company), Moyie - Yaak Mining District, Boundary County, Idaho, USA48° 54' 10" N116° 13' 24" W29.9km (18.6 miles)
Copper Falls Prospect, Moyie - Yaak Mining District, Boundary County, Idaho, USA48° 58' 18" N116° 8' 30" W29.9km (18.6 miles)
Geneva Claims, Moyie - Yaak Mining District, Boundary County, Idaho, USA48° 58' 11" N116° 8' 35" W29.9km (18.6 miles)
Big T Prospect, Moyie - Yaak Mining District, Boundary County, Idaho, USA48° 58' 14" N116° 8' 28" W30.0km (18.6 miles)
Tilley Mine, Brush Lake District, Moyie - Yaak Mining District, Boundary County, Idaho, USA48° 54' 35" N116° 12' 35" W30.0km (18.6 miles)
Grass Mountain, Boundary County, Idaho, USA48° 56' 47" N116° 51' 41" W31.3km (19.4 miles)

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

RegionType
CanadaCountry
British Columbia, CanadaProvince
Nelson Mining Division, British Columbia, CanadaDivision
Regional District of Central Kootenay, British Columbia, CanadaDistrict
North America PlateTectonic Plate
Columbia Mountains, North AmericaMountain Range
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Regions in GADM Database

RegionGADM number
Canada, British Columbia, Central Kootenay42.2.25.0.0.0
Canada, British Columbia, Central Kootenay, Creston42.2.25.670.0.0
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