Yearly Archives: 2017

MOUNT MARION   2966m   9731′ At the head of McKian Creek north of Mount Cooper, 3.2 kilometers south-southeast of Cascade Mountain. It is higher than the map indicates. Difficulty: D2 very challenging  Elevation gain: Key elevations: Distance: Time: Season: Assess: Map: … Continue reading →

CASCADE MOUNTAIN   2940m   9646′    Situated on the watershed above the head of Cascade Creek. The large lakes three kilometres west of Cascade Mountain are the Marion Lakes. Difficulty: D2 very challenging  Elevation gain: Key elevations: Distance: Time: 17+ hours  … Continue reading →

TRIPLE PEAKS   2790m   9154′ Here are three closely-grouped summits 2.6 km north of Cascade Mtn., southeast of the first south fork of Poplar Creek. All are of about the same height. NORTHEAST SUMMIT (unclimbed) CENTRAL SUMMIT (highest?) 1. Northeast Slopes. … Continue reading →

UNNAMED (BOSWORTH)   2700m   8858′ Fairley and Read climbed the peak known locally as Mount Bosworth. It is 9.4 km away from and on a bearing of 245 degrees from the old hamlet of Bosworth. Bosworth is between the towns of … Continue reading →

UNNAMED (DECEPTION)   2660m   8727’ Located southeast of Cascade Creek, surveyed at 8728 feet. Map 82K/6 Poplar Creek. FA It has been climbed by the Topographic Survey but no details are available. See Trout Mountain and Unnamed (Bosworth). UNNAMED (BOSWORTH)   2700m  … Continue reading →

The old mining trail ends in a glaciated lake basin surrounded by Marten Mt, Inverness and Dolly Varden at the edge of Goat Range Provincial Park. It is only 5 kilometres to the alpine. Difficulty: B1 Elevation gain: 670m (2200) Key … Continue reading →

Darkwoods is situated between the towns of Nelson, Salmo and Creston in the West Kootenay region of British Columbia. It spans an area equivalent to the size of the island of Montreal – 550 square kilometres of majestic icy mountain peaks, alpine tundra, … Continue reading →

Nelson Range. Bounded by the West Arm of Kootenay Lake on the north, Highway 3 to the south, the Salmo/Nelson corridor to the west and Kootenay Lake to the east. NELSON RANGE (South of Hwy 3A) Darkwoods South Shore/Harrop Δ Mt Irvine Δ … Continue reading →

NELSON RANGE (South of Hwy 3A) Mill Lake Trail (Harrop Creek) ◊ Mt Lasca Mt Drewry 2374m 7789′ Isolated just west of Rhinoceros Point on west shore of Kootenay Lake. ◊ Ymir Mtn ◊ Qua Peak & UN2360, UN2240 ◊ Wurttemberg … Continue reading →

PANTHER LAKE TRAIL Follow an old mining trail through big hemlock forests. Set at the foot of the Three Sisters Peaks, Panther Lake, with rock slides to its shores and sub-alpine forests surrounding it, is truly beautiful. The trail into … Continue reading →