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MOUNT SHARDELOW   2396m   7861’ Difficulty: Elevation gain: Key elevations: Distance: Time: 3.5 hours up 2 hours return Map: 82F/13 Burton, 82F/12 also useful for approach. Drive: Koch Creek FSR → Dago Creek FSR left @21km – detailed instructions below. 0.0 Start … Continue reading →

Part of the Valkyr Range, this group of mountains extends for 11 kilometres in a north-south line to the west of Burton Creek. They are the mountains visible to the east from Lower Arrow Lakes – south of Burton and … Continue reading →

MOUNT LEQUEREUX 2521m 8272 ft Situated 3.5 km east-southeast of Hilda Peak, and between Hilda an the access up Koch Creek. Very rarely climbed.  Difficulty: Elevation gain: Key elevations: Distance: Time: Map: 82F/13 Burton Drive: Koch Creek FSR → McKean … Continue reading →

HILDA PEAK   2639m 8658 ft West of the head of Koch Creek, it’s the highest mountain in the Valkyr Range. Access is difficult as Lequereux is in between Hilda and any road. If the Koch Creek approach is blocked, one … Continue reading →

MOUNT PROUGH 2488m 8163 ft This obscure peak is only practically climbed as part of a traverse of the Valkyr Range.  Difficulty: E3 part of traverse of Valkyr Range Elevation gain: Map: 82F/13 Burton Route: Descend the south ridge of … Continue reading →

MOUNT McBRIDE 2529m 8297 ft An obscure peak only practically climbed as part of a traverse of the Valkyr Range. Difficulty: E3 part of traverse of Valkyr Range Elevation gained: 160m down and 210m up from Mt Rollins Map: 82F/13 … Continue reading →

MOUNT ROLLINS   2460m   7743 ft This obscure mountain is practically climbed as part of a traverse of the Valkyr Range described below.  Difficulty: Easy ridge walk part of E3 trip. Elevation gained: 100m down and 150 up Key Elevations: … Continue reading →

NAUMULTEN MOUNTAIN     2474m  8118 ft Naumulten Mountain is on the northern end of the Valkyr Range, on the ridge of mountains going north from Hilda Peak. This nondescript peak has a broad, flat summit on which a plane could … Continue reading →

Boundaries: North-south flowing Burton and Koch Creeks separate the Valkyr and Norns Ranges from the Valhallas. The Valkyr Range is west of these creeks and extends to Lower Arrow Lake in the west and south. The Norns Range is south … Continue reading →

This is an interesting route into McKean Lakes. It doesn’t sound faster than the trail. Drive: Hoder  Creek FSR è Drinnon/Gwillim lakes TH 21.3km. This junction is 20.3km from Slocan City and 25.2km from Passmore. 0.0 Start SW on Hoder … Continue reading →