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Black Mountain, Kelowna homes for sale and neighbourhood guide

Black Mountain is a hillside residential area on Kelowna's east side along Highway 33, where the City plans a Black Mountain Village Centre. It borders a 640-hectare regional park co-managed by the Regional District and Westbank First Nation.

In short

  • Black Mountain is on Kelowna's east side beside Highway 33.
  • Black Mountain Elementary teaches Kindergarten to Grade 5.
  • Black Mountain Regional Park covers 640 hectares of trails, viewpoints and protected grassland on Kelowna's eastern slopes.
  • BC Transit's Route 14 Black Mountain runs between Black Mountain and the Rutland Exchange.

Sources read . Source links accompany the answers below.

At a glance

City
Kelowna
Elementary school
Black Mountain (Kindergarten to Grade 5)
Regional park
sntsk'il'ntən, Black Mountain, 640 ha
City park
Gopher Creek Linear Park
Bus route
14 Black Mountain
School district
SD23 Central Okanagan

Each figure for Black Mountain is explained, with its source, below.

  • Where is Black Mountain?

    On Kelowna's east side beside Highway 33. The 2040 OCP plans a Black Mountain Village Centre there, with shops and homes in buildings up to about six storeys, tied into the Gopher Creek Linear Park.1

  • Is there a public school in Black Mountain?

    Black Mountain Elementary teaches Kindergarten to Grade 5. SD23's address lookup gives the middle and secondary catchment schools for a home.2

  • What is the Black Mountain Regional Park?

    sntsk'il'ntən, Black Mountain Regional Park: 640 hectares of trails, viewpoints and protected grassland on Kelowna's eastern slopes, created by the Regional District, Westbank First Nation and the Province and co-managed by the first two. Parking is off Swainson Road and Joe Rich Road, and dogs are allowed on leash.3

  • Which bus route serves Black Mountain?

    BC Transit's Route 14 Black Mountain runs between Black Mountain and the Rutland Exchange.4

  • Do hillside or wildfire permit rules apply here?

    Kelowna requires a Hillside Development Permit to build on or subdivide a lot where part of the land slopes more than 20 percent.

    A Wildfire Development Permit applies to subdivision and to multi-family, commercial and industrial development on land shown on the plan's Map 20.2, so check the specific property.5

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