Invermere

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Invermere

Founded

1951

Elevation859 m

Land area8.43 km²

Coordinates50.50°, -116.03°

Demographic figures from Statistics Canada. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Invermere is a community in eastern British Columbia, Canada, near the border of Alberta. It is the hub of the Columbia Valley between Golden to the north and Cranbrook to the south. Invermere sits on the northwest shore of Windermere Lake and is a popular summer destination for visitors and second home owners from Edmonton and Calgary.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Benjamin Thomsen

Canadian male alpine skier

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Christine Keshen

curler

C

Christina Lustenberger

Canadian alpine skier

Wade Dubielewicz

Canadian ice hockey player

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Patrick Morrow

Canadian mountain climber (born 1952)

Jarren Benton

Canadian rapper

Amelia Smart

Canadian ski alpine racer

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Courtney Hoffos

Canadian freestyle skier

Cassidy Gray

Canadian alpine skier

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Peter M. Ennals

Canadian geographer

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in British Columbia

• Wilmer
  2.8 mi away
• Fairmont Hot Springs
  13.7 mi away
• Edgewater
  14.2 mi away
• Brisco
  24.7 mi away
• Spillimacheen
  31.5 mi away
• Meadow Creek
  45.3 mi away
• Argenta
  45.5 mi away
• Gold Hill
  46.7 mi away
• Lardeau
  47.7 mi away
• Poplar Creek
  48.5 mi away
• Gerrard
  55.1 mi away
• Kimberley
  56.7 mi away · pop. 8,115

Browse all places in British Columbia →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Invermere

Hikes Around Invermere and the Columbia River Valley

Aaron Cameron · 2009

First Nations water rights in British Columbia

Gary W. Robinson · 1999

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Parker Lake, Boundary, Idaho
  Wildfires · 2026-08-23 · 116 mi
• Wildfire Silver, Boundary, Idaho
  Wildfires · 2026-08-23 · 133 mi
• Wildfire Skillet, Lincoln, Montana
  Wildfires · 2026-07-29 · 149 mi
• Wildfire Deer Creek, Lincoln, Montana
  Wildfires · 2026-08-20 · 167 mi
• Wildfire HUDSPETH, Stevens, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-08-01 · 193 mi
• Wildfire AUTUMN LANE, Spokane, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-08-01 · 200 mi
• Wildfire FAIRVIEW, Spokane, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-08-01 · 200 mi
• Wildfire Dudley, Shoshone, Idaho
  Wildfires · 2026-08-26 · 205 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep

Ovis canadensis canadensis

Seen 2026-09-22

Mule Deer

Odocoileus hemionus

Seen 2026-09-22

American Kestrel

Falco sparverius

Seen 2026-09-19

American Robin

Turdus migratorius

Seen 2026-09-19

Northern Flicker

Colaptes auratus

Seen 2026-09-19

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Setophaga coronata

Seen 2026-09-19

Red-breasted Nuthatch

Sitta canadensis

Seen 2026-09-19

Red Crossbill

Loxia curvirostra

Seen 2026-09-19

American Red Squirrel

Tamiasciurus hudsonicus

Seen 2026-09-19

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers