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- Population - 6 000; regional service center for approximately 20,000;
- Latitude - N 54* 49' 29" Longitude - W127* 10' 58";
- Situated in northwestern British Columbia 370 km (222 miles) west of Prince George; and, 350 km (218 miles) east of Prince Rupert on the Pacific Ocean. Smithers is 1150 km (690 miles) north of Vancouver BC;
- Located directly on the Trans Canada Yellowhead Highway (Route 16);
- Elevation 494 meters/1 621 ft;
- Relatively warmer and drier than mountainous areas to the west; July average temperature is 14 C/59 F; January is -10 C/14 F; average annual precipitation 325 mm/13 inches;
- Smithers sits in the Bulkley River valley between the Hudson Bay Mountain range to the west and the Babine Mountain range to the east;
- Because of its alpine environment, the town has adopted an ‘alpine theme'. Main Street was reconstructed in 1979 with red brick sidewalks and alpine style rooflines on buildings and shops;
- The surrounding mountains and valleys are heavily forested and timber extraction is a major economic resource of the area. The coniferous forests are dominated by lodgepole pine, spruce and sub-arctic balsam fir. Deciduous trees include aspen, birch and cottonwood.
