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°50′N 116°0′W

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.

References

• Historic Milestones of Kootenay National Park
• Kootenay NP