Photo: RockyGoat · Public domainHeritage within reach of Valemount: 21 places, 100 km or closer
Heritage of the first rank begins 58 km from Valemount, in Electoral Area H, Fraser-Fort George. Before 1961: just 11% of the homes, where most towns have 18%.
Adolphus Warden Patrol Cabin, 41 km from Valemount, is the closest
The registers hold 21 within 100 km. For the highest designations, the nearest of 5 is Yellowhead Pass, 54 km away. They belong to 3 towns, chiefly Jasper, Electoral Area H, Fraser-Fort George and Electoral Area A, Columbia-Shuswap.
The 12 nearest, within 100 km
| Adolphus Warden Patrol CabinRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1957–1958 · 41 km away, in Electoral Area H, Fraser-Fort George |
| Hoodoo Warden CabinRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1928–1929 · 54 km away, in Electoral Area H, Fraser-Fort George |
| Yellowhead PassNational Historic Site · 1820 · 54 km away, in Electoral Area H, Fraser-Fort George |
| Picnic ShelterRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1933–1934 · 79 km away, in Jasper |
| Superintendent's ResidenceRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1920–1922 · 80 km away, in Jasper |
| Superintendent's GarageRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1936–1937 · 80 km away, in Jasper |
| Superintendent's ResidenceRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1936–1937 · 80 km away, in Jasper |
| Fire HallRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1936–1937 · 80 km away, in Jasper |
| Jasper Park Information CentreNational Historic Site · 1913–1915 · 80 km away, in Jasper |
| Jackman GarageRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1921–1924 · 80 km away, in Jasper |
| Jackman ResidenceRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1921–1924 · 80 km away, in Jasper |
| Canadian National Railway (CNR) StationClassified Federal Heritage Building · 1925–1926 · 80 km away, in Jasper |
The 100 km around Valemount keep buildings from as early as 1811
The area here stretches to 100 km around Valemount: each historic place by the first construction date it records.
The chart rests on 21 dated places within 100 km. 3 are older than 1867. First by date comes Athabasca Pass in Electoral Area A, Columbia-Shuswap, from 1811.
No home in Valemount dates from 2016 to 2021; the typical town has 4.1%
Few of Valemount’s homes date from 2001 to 2015: 8.7%, the norm 15%. The busiest building years in Valemount were from 1961 to 1980, which account for 47% of today’s homes. Valemount has an unusual share of homes built from 1981 to 2000: 31%, where most towns have 23%.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Valemount in brief
Its housing is young: only 11% predates 1961, against 18% in the typical town.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Protection. Federal recognition isn’t a planning control: buildings the federal government owns follow its heritage policy, while others are protected only by a provincial or municipal designation.
- Provincial and municipal lists. The local and provincial lists outside Québec aren’t published openly, so this page counts what Wikidata records and pages only the places an encyclopedia describes.
- The federal register. Federal places come from Parks Canada’s directory, which counts National Historic Sites, federal heritage buildings, stations and lighthouses; their statements are the register’s own.
- The grade. History isn’t one of Canada’s graded pillars, so this page describes and compares without a letter.
- People and events. Persons of national historic significance come with no location; a town gets one only by birthplace (name and both life years agreeing) or by one of its own places that bears the name and whose record tells the story. Events, which can’t be tied, are left out.
- The tiers. National Historic Sites and the most protected buildings form the top tier; recognized federal buildings, stations and lighthouses the second; provincial and municipal listings the third.
Questions about Valemount’s history
How many historic places does Valemount have on the registers?
Not inside Valemount. The closest is Adolphus Warden Patrol Cabin in Electoral Area H, Fraser-Fort George, 41 km away.
How old are the homes in Valemount?
11% predate 1961, where the typical town has 18%.
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada (Parks Canada).
Sources: Parks Canada, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations · Canadian Register of Historic Places (federal extract) · Wikidata (CC0) for map points, other names and articles · Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (homes by period of construction). Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).