Vancouver Island topographic map
Interactive map
Click on the map to display elevation.
About this map
Name: Vancouver Island topographic map, elevation, terrain.
Location: Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada (48.30888 -128.43292 50.87683 -123.26476)
Average elevation: 411 m
Minimum elevation: -3 m
Maximum elevation: 3,160 m
The rain shadow effect of the island's mountains, as well as the mountains of Washington's Olympic Peninsula, creates wide variation in precipitation. The west coast is considerably wetter than the east coast. Average annual precipitation ranges from 6,650 mm (262 in) at Hucuktlis Lake on the west coast (making it the wettest place in North America) to only 608 mm (23.9 in) at Victoria Gonzales, the driest recording station in the provincial capital of Victoria. Precipitation is heaviest in the autumn and winter. Snow is rare at low altitudes, but is common on the island's mountaintops in winter. Skiing is popular at Mount Washington in the mid-island, with an elevation of 1,588 m (5,210 ft).
Other topographic maps
Click on a map to view its topography, its elevation and its terrain.
Vancouver
Canada > British Columbia > Metro Vancouver Regional District
Vancouver, Metro Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
Average elevation: 34 m
Fairmont Hot Springs
Canada > British Columbia > Fairmont Hot Springs
Fairmont Hot Springs, Regional District of East Kootenay, British Columbia, V0B 1L0, Canada
Average elevation: 920 m
Nanaimo
Canada > British Columbia > Regional District of Nanaimo
Nanaimo, Regional District of Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
Average elevation: 110 m
Metro Vancouver Regional District
Metro Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
Average elevation: 343 m
Kamloops
Canada > British Columbia > Thompson-Nicola Regional District
Kamloops, Thompson-Nicola Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
Average elevation: 833 m
West Vancouver
Canada > British Columbia > Metro Vancouver Regional District
West Vancouver, Metro Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
Average elevation: 384 m
Squamish
Canada > British Columbia > Squamish-Lillooet Regional District
Squamish, Squamish-Lillooet Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
Average elevation: 844 m
Surrey
Canada > British Columbia > Metro Vancouver Regional District
Surrey, Metro Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
Average elevation: 28 m
Vernon
Canada > British Columbia > Regional District of North Okanagan
Vernon, Regional District of North Okanagan, British Columbia, Canada
Average elevation: 676 m
Kelowna
Canada > British Columbia > Regional District of Central Okanagan
Kelowna, Regional District of Central Okanagan, British Columbia, Canada
Average elevation: 704 m
Victoria
Canada > British Columbia > Capital Regional District
Victoria, Capital Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
Average elevation: 17 m
Stanley Park
Canada > British Columbia > Metro Vancouver Regional District > Vancouver
Stanley Park, West End, Vancouver, Metro Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, V6G, Canada
Average elevation: 14 m
Twan Lake
Canada > British Columbia > Cariboo Regional District > Area K (East Chilcotin)
Twan Lake, Area K (East Chilcotin), Cariboo Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
Average elevation: 941 m
University Endowment Lands
Canada > British Columbia > Metro Vancouver Regional District
University Endowment Lands, Metro Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, V6T 1E2, Canada
Average elevation: 58 m
Saltspring Island
Canada > British Columbia > Capital Regional District > Salt Spring Island Electoral Area
Saltspring Island, Salt Spring Island Electoral Area, Capital Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
Average elevation: 72 m
North Vancouver
Canada > British Columbia > North Vancouver
North Vancouver, Metro Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, V7M 1H9, Canada
Average elevation: 258 m
Abbotsford
Canada > British Columbia > Fraser Valley Regional District
Abbotsford, Fraser Valley Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
Average elevation: 99 m
Burnaby
Canada > British Columbia > Metro Vancouver Regional District
Burnaby, Metro Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
Average elevation: 59 m
Mission
Canada > British Columbia > Fraser Valley Regional District
Mission, Fraser Valley Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
Average elevation: 345 m
Shawnigan Lake
Canada > British Columbia > Cowichan Valley Regional District > Area B (Shawnigan Lake)
Shawnigan Lake, Area B (Shawnigan Lake), Cowichan Valley Regional District, British Columbia, V0R 2W2, Canada
Average elevation: 128 m
Penticton
Canada > British Columbia > Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen
Penticton, Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen, British Columbia, Canada
Average elevation: 702 m
Coquitlam
Canada > British Columbia > Metro Vancouver Regional District
Coquitlam, Metro Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
Average elevation: 190 m
Prince George
Canada > British Columbia > Regional District of Fraser-Fort George
Prince George, Regional District of Fraser-Fort George, British Columbia, Canada
Average elevation: 685 m
Regional District of Central Okanagan
Regional District of Central Okanagan, British Columbia, Canada
Average elevation: 1,182 m
Victoria
Canada > British Columbia > Capital Regional District > Victoria
Victoria, Capital Regional District, British Columbia, V8W 1P6, Canada
Average elevation: 47 m
Burnaby
Canada > British Columbia > Metro Vancouver Regional District > Burnaby
Burnaby, District of North Vancouver, Metro Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, V5G 1M2, Canada
Average elevation: 144 m
Comox Valley Regional District
Comox Valley Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
Average elevation: 358 m
Fraser River
Canada > British Columbia > Chilliwack > Hope > Deroche
Fraser River, Flood Hope Road, Hope, Fraser Valley Regional District, British Columbia, V0X 1L1, Canada
Average elevation: 865 m
Oak Bay
Canada > British Columbia > Capital Regional District
Oak Bay, Capital Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
Average elevation: 17 m
Maple Ridge
Canada > British Columbia > Maple Ridge
Maple Ridge, Metro Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, V2X 6G2, Canada
Average elevation: 193 m
Township of Langley
Canada > British Columbia > Metro Vancouver Regional District
Township of Langley, Metro Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
Average elevation: 47 m
Port Moody
Canada > British Columbia > Metro Vancouver Regional District
Port Moody, Metro Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
Average elevation: 189 m
White Rock
Canada > British Columbia > Metro Vancouver Regional District
White Rock, Metro Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
Average elevation: 31 m
Whistler
Canada > British Columbia > Squamish-Lillooet Regional District > Whistler Resort Municipality > Whistler
Whistler, Whistler Resort Municipality, Squamish-Lillooet Regional District, British Columbia, 8E 0X5, Canada
Average elevation: 996 m
Parksville
Canada > British Columbia > Regional District of Nanaimo
Parksville, Regional District of Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
Average elevation: 38 m
Duncan
Canada > British Columbia > Cowichan Valley Regional District
Duncan, Cowichan Valley Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
Average elevation: 26 m
Chilliwack
Canada > British Columbia > Fraser Valley Regional District
Chilliwack, Fraser Valley Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
Average elevation: 240 m
Richmond
Canada > British Columbia > Metro Vancouver Regional District
Richmond, Metro Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
Average elevation: 16 m
New Westminster
Canada > British Columbia > Metro Vancouver Regional District
New Westminster, Metro Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
Average elevation: 44 m
Kamloops
Canada > British Columbia > Thompson-Nicola Regional District > Kamloops
Kamloops, Thompson-Nicola Regional District, British Columbia, V2C 2E3, Canada
Average elevation: 875 m
Cowichan Valley Regional District
Cowichan Valley Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
Average elevation: 289 m
Langford
Canada > British Columbia > Capital Regional District
Langford, Capital Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
Average elevation: 116 m
Sechelt
Canada > British Columbia > Sunshine Coast Regional District
Sechelt, Sunshine Coast Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
Average elevation: 196 m
West Kelowna
Canada > British Columbia > Regional District of Central Okanagan
West Kelowna, Westbank First Nation #9, Regional District of Central Okanagan, British Columbia, Canada
Average elevation: 649 m
Saanich
Canada > British Columbia > Capital Regional District
Saanich, Capital Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
Average elevation: 44 m
Prince Rupert
Canada > British Columbia > North Coast Regional District
Prince Rupert, North Coast Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
Average elevation: 91 m
Powell River
Canada > British Columbia > qathet Regional District
Powell River, qathet Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
Average elevation: 99 m
Fraser Valley Regional District
Fraser Valley Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
Average elevation: 1,025 m
District of North Vancouver
Canada > British Columbia > Metro Vancouver Regional District
District of North Vancouver, Metro Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
Average elevation: 358 m
Dardanelles Lake
Canada > British Columbia > Thompson-Nicola Regional District > Area M (Beautiful Nicola Valley - North)
Dardanelles Lake, Area M (Beautiful Nicola Valley - North), Thompson-Nicola Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
Average elevation: 1,269 m