Vermilion River (British Columbia)
| Vermilion River | |
| River | |
| Country | Canada |
|---|---|
| Region | British Columbia |
| Source | Vermilion Pass |
| - location | Kootenay National Park, British Columbia, Canada |
| Mouth | Kootenay River |
| - coordinates | 50°49′31″N 116°00′20″W / 50.82528°N 116.00556°WCoordinates: 50°49′31″N 116°00′20″W / 50.82528°N 116.00556°W [1] |
Vermilion River, in Kootenay National Park headwatered at Vermilion Pass, flowing through Vermilion Valley, fed by the Simpson River, Tokumm Creek, Verendrye Creek, etc. is a major tributary of the Kootenay River.
First visited (by a non-Aboriginal) by Sir George Simpson in 1841.
Numa Falls on the river is directly accessible from Highway 93 in Kootenay National Park.