[1] However, it is broadly recognized as taking up much of the hillside plateau between the Mackay and Mosquito creeks, bordering Ridgewood Drive to the north and the Upper Levels Highway to the south.
It is one of six such village centres (Lions Gate, Edgemont, Queensdale, Maplewood, Parkgate, and Deep Cove) in the District of North Vancouver.
Nevertheless, the area is still served relatively well by several TransLink bus routes; 232 (Phibbs Exchange to Grouse Mountain) and 246 (Downtown to Marine & Capilano) pass through the Village.
The village is also surrounded on three sides by forested parks, and so connects directly to several trails and other such outdoor spaces, including tennis and pickle courts, a duck pond, and several creeks.
On Halloween Night 1966, thousands of teenagers from the Vancouver area congregated in Edgemont Village (then called the Capilano Highlands Shopping Centre).