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Welcome to Halcyon Hot Springs ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Halcyon Hot Springs, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1925.

A typical abbreviation for Halcyon Hot Springs: Halcyon Hot Spgs. (or less commonly used: Halcyon Hot Spngs. or Halcyon Hot Sprngs.)

Halcyon Hot Springs is 1,810 feet [552 m] above sea level.<1>.

Time Zone: Halcyon Hot Springs lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: PST- Heure Normale du Pacifique (HNP), PDT- Heure Avancée du Pacifique (HAP).

Area Codes for Halcyon Hot Springs: 250, 236, 257, 672 & 778<2>

Communities near Halcyon Hot Springs ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Halcyon Hot Springs.

  • Nakusp
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Shelter Bay
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Fosthall
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosthall
  • Arrowhead ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Beaton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaton
    • Former name for Beaton:
    • Thomson's Landing
    • Beaton has also been known as:
    • Evansport
  • Comaplix ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comaplix
  • Glenbank
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbank
  • Trout Lake
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Ferguson
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
  • West Demars ‑ Historic
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Halcyon Hot Springs ...

Looking for more information about Halcyon Hot Springs? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Halcyon Hot Springs, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Halcyon Hot Springs.

Adding Halcyon Hot Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future.

The earliest source (so far) we've referenced which mentioned Halcyon Hot Springs was on a map titled Map of British Columbia (from Gulf Refining, 1925).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Halcyon Hot Springs.

Footnotes ...

<1>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Halcyon Hot Springs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 250 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 236, 257, 672 or 778. New phone numbers in the Halcyon Hot Springs area will be assigned with one of these codes: 250, 236, 257, 672 or 778. As a result, placing a call in the Halcyon Hot Springs area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.