 Revelstoke, Don Weixl photo The city occupies relatively flat terrain on the valley bottom, and can be best viewed from the 8-passenger, high-speed gondola that climbs 1,081m/3,547ft up the mountain at the Revelstoke Mountain Resort. It's possible to drive up into the alpine in Mount Revelstoke National Park, which adjoins the city, and in Glacier National Park, less than an hour's drive to the east. Just north of town, the Columbia River is held back by the massive Revelstoke Dam , a 165m/541ft high concrete structure that creates a reservoir stretching 130km/81mi upstream. From June through mid-October, BC Hydro offers a self-guided tour that includes an elevator ride to the top of the dam. Weather and Climate Revelstoke's climate is strongly influenced by moist air that tracks into the Columbia region from the Pacific. In summer this brings the moderately high rainfall that sustains a rare interior rainforest on Mount Revelstoke. In winter, it means huge amounts of snow -- up to 18m/59ft of it on Revelstoke Mountain Resort. The mean annual precipitation in Revelstoke is 128cm/50in. Average temperatures range from a low of 11°C/ 52°F to a high of 25°C/ 77°F in July, and from -8°C/ 18°F to -2°C/ 28°F in January.
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