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GREGORIO PEAK 2640m Located 1.6 kilometres northwest of Drinnon Lake, at the head of Gwillim Creek, and north of the end of the Drinnon Creek road. Difficulty: Elevation gain: Key elevations: Distance: Time: 3 hours one-way from parking lot. Map: 82F/13 … Continue reading →

DRINNON PEAK   2610m ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ 8563′ Located one km east-southeast of Drinnon Lake. Difficulty: Elevation gain: Key elevations: Distance: Time: Map: 82F/13, Burton Drive: See Drinnon Lakes post Route:      1. Northeast Couloir, Southeast Ridge. From near Drinnon Lake, cross through the … Continue reading →

UNNAMED 104550 2450m Located 1.6 km south of Wolf‘s Ears. This peak is not called Mount Rinda by local people, as claimed in CAJ 47(1964):61 (map; PC: Howie Ridge), but is unnamed. The peak climbed by Bob Dean in 1956 … Continue reading →

UNNAMED 305891 & 301891 These two peaks of roughly equal height lie 1.5 and 2kms NW of Mt Stanley. Drive: Refer to the Mt Stanley post. Deer Creek Rd and park. Route: At the headwaters of Deer Creek, take the … Continue reading →

MISTA PEAK   2470m   8104′ Difficulty: Elevation gain: Key elevations: Distance: Time: Map: 82F/12 Passmore, west border Drive: 0.0 Start straight on Koch Creek FSR. Right goes to Little Slocan Forest Rd. 9km Stay right on the main road. Left … Continue reading →

SANGRIDA PEAK   2478m 8130’ Located about 5km south of Mista on the height of land between Arrow Lake and the Slocan drainages. Views of Spiers, Stanley, Airy, Old Glory, and the Mulvey Group. Difficulty: C3 Elevation gain: 2480’ Key elevations: … Continue reading →

MOUNT STANLEY 2371m 7779’ There are 3 ways to access Mt Stanley: from the north up Grizzly Creek FSR to approach from the east, up Greasybill FSR to approach from the NW or up Little Cayuse Creek FSR to approach … Continue reading →

MOUNT SPIERS   2522m   8274’ This summit is located NW of Mt Airy. The headwaters of Grizzly Creek have been popular ski touring areas when the road is open depending on the year. Difficulty: Elevation gain: Key elevations: Distance: Time: … Continue reading →

AIRY MOUNTAIN   2554m   8378’ Located 13 km west of Passmore. It dominates the terrain between the Norns Range to the south and the Valhallas to the north. Access is challenging as forestry roads to the north, east and … Continue reading →

MOUNT WILTON (Frog Peak, Sugarloaf)  2300m 7546′ Visible from near Winlaw on Highway 6; nine km west of Passmore. It is south of the upper logging road on Airy Creek. The name Frog Peak best describes it, and it is … Continue reading →