Monte Lake, British Columbia

Monte Lake
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Coordinates: 50°32′00″N 119°50′00″W / 50.53333°N 119.83333°W / 50.53333; -119.83333Coordinates: 50°32′00″N 119°50′00″W / 50.53333°N 119.83333°W / 50.53333; -119.83333
Country	Canada
Province	British Columbia
Regional district	Thompson-Nicola
Electoral area	Electoral Area L (Grasslands)

Monte Lake is an unincorporated, seasonally inhabited community located at the north end of the lake of the same name.^[1] It lies in a valley connecting the Thompson Country to the Okanagan region in the south-central Interior of British Columbia, Canada. The area has a negligible permanent population and is not considered a designated place by Statistics Canada, but seasonal residents can number nearly 3,000. On 5-6 August 2021, the community was destroyed by the White Rock Lake fire.^[2]

See also[]

• Monte Lake Provincial Park
• Monte Creek, British Columbia
• List of communities in British Columbia
• White Rock Lake fire

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