Official Name: | Coal Creek |
Pushpin Map: | Canada British Columbia |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Coal Creek in British Columbia |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Coordinates: | 49.4872°N -114.9894°W |
Coal Creek is a ghost town near Fernie, British Columbia, Canada. During the 1950s, residents left the town due to the closure of a mine. Some parts of the town remain, but most have been overtaken by forest. On May 22, 1902, an explosion in a mine left 128 dead in one of the worst mining disasters in Canadian history.Coal Creek, the town's namesake, is a tributary of the Elk River which it joins in Fernie, British Columbia.Coal Creek Mountain is next to Castle Mountain near Fernie.