Ymir, British Columbia

Ymir /ˈwaɪmər/ is a village in the Selkirk Mountains in the West Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia.By 1905, with the surrounding ore largely extracted and a drop in the gold price, mining activity slowed.That year, in a post office application, the authorities rejected the suggested Wild Horse name.Daniel Chase Corbin, who was subdividing his townsite, objected to Quartz Creek and proposed a unique name derived from the nearby Ymir Mountain.[5] The mining potential motivated Corbin to build the Nelson and Fort Sheppard Railway.The environs offer opportunities for hiking, frisbee golf, mountain biking, and outdoor exploration.[17] Ymir was featured on the historical television series Gold Trails and Ghost Towns, season 2, episode 13.
Ymir Mountain in the Selkirk Mountains near Nelson.
Quartz Creek in Ymir, during the spring Freshet in May 2020
Wildhorse Creek Falls in Ymir, BC.
Hotel Ymir in Ymir, British Columbia
The Ymir Firehall in Ymir, BC
Salmo River Valley near Ymir, BC viewed from Highway 6
Selkirk Mountains looking west from Ymir, BC.
Salmo RiverCountryCanadaProvinceBritish ColumbiaRegional DistrictCentral KootenayWest KootenayKtunaxa Peoples (Kootenay)Time zoneArea code(s)778, 236, & 672HighwaysHighway 6Ymir MountainSelkirk MountainsFreshetQuartz CreekYmir CreekBC Highway 6NelsonKtunaxaMarcus, WashingtonFirst Nations(Salmo)Pend d-Oreille RiverCottonwood LakeColville, WashingtonHall CreekBritish Empiresilver rushWorld War IGold Reserve ActWorld War IINelson and Fort Sheppard RailwayGreat Northern RailwayGovernment of British ColumbiaSalmo-Troup Rail TrailSpokaneKootenaysWhitewater Ski ResortCastlegarBC TransitGold Trails and Ghost TownsThe Tall ManJessica BielArthur LakesMickey MacKayPablo SchreiberBC Geographical Names