Field
Columbia-Shuswap A · Canada
Small hamlet in Yoho National Park in southeastern British Columbia, Field sits in the Kicking Horse River valley along the Trans-Canada Highway and serves as the base for visiting the Burgess Shale fossil site, a UNESCO World Heritage area central to understanding the Cambrian explosion. The community takes its name from Cyrus West Field, the Transatlantic telegraph cable pioneer who visited the area in 1884.
- Population169
- Nearest water from center 0.1 km0.1 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 2.7 km1.7 mi
Nearest airports
Nearest train stations
Climate · monthly averages
J
-13°8°
70mm2.7in
F
-11°12°
50mm1.9in
M
-7°20°
70mm2.7in
A
-2°28°
60mm2.4in
M
3°37°
75mm2.9in
J
7°45°
115mm4.5in
J
12°53°
90mm3.6in
A
11°53°
65mm2.6in
S
6°43°
70mm2.8in
O
-2°28°
75mm2.9in
N
-10°14°
85mm3.3in
D
-15°5°
65mm2.5in
Avg temp · total precipitation, 1991–2020 monthly normals · ERA5-Land · methodology ↗