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MOUNT AYLWIN   2540m   8333′ Mount Aylwin is set off toward the west from the other Kokanee summits, above Slocan Lake. From Vevey Creek Drive: 0.0 Vevey Creek Road. On Highway 6, start 3.8 km (2.4 miles) just north of the Enterprise Creek … Continue reading →

KANE PEAK   2795m   9170′ Located northeast of Kokanee Glacier, on the southeast end of Sawtooth Ridge. It has two summits. This mountain has never had easy access, but after the Keen Creek Road collapsed at kilometre 15, I would imagine … Continue reading →

UNNAMED 990-208    2520m   8268′ This summit is above Mirror Lake south of Kaslo. It was climbed during an unsuccessful attempt to climb Trafalgar Peak. Excellent viewpoint. The Fletcher Creek area is in grizzly bear country (see introduction to Kokanee Group) … Continue reading →

TRAFALGAR MOUNTAIN    2553 m   8376′ Located 2.8 kilometers east-southeast of Mount Chipman, and 9 km west of Kootenay Lake. It is a distinct pyramidal shaped peak, at the head of Bjerkness Creek, behind Mirror Lake.  Difficulty: C3 Elevation gain: 3200′ … Continue reading →

CARIBOU RIDGE SPIRE    2600m   8530′ On Caribou Ridge (more rugged than the map indicates) at 952-230, 0.7 km southeast of Satisfaction Peak, this small spire does not appear on the map contours. Difficulty: D4 Elevation gain: 3400′ Key elevations: Park … Continue reading →

SATISFACTION PEAK    2600m    8530′ On Caribou Ridge, 2km west of Mt Chipman. Caribou Ridge runs NW to SE. In 2020, Ben Hur FSR was brushed out and the trail cleared. Difficulty: C3 Elevation gain: 3300′ Key elevations: Park 5100′ … Continue reading →

MOUNT CHIPMAN   2562m   8406′ This castellated summit has good rock, and since the park boundaries were changed (the park used to form a square) it lies in the northeast part of Kokanee Park. The altitude given is a surveyed value. … Continue reading →

BLACKTAIL MOUNTAIN  Route: From the south end of Fishermaiden Lake, bushwhack south along Silverton Creek for one km and then climb southeast into the basin below the north face. Climb the narrow north snow couloir (maximum 45 degrees), and then … Continue reading →

TITEI MOUNTAIN   2570m   8432′ Pronounced “Tie’-tay”. It is on the local watershed south-southwest of Long Mountain. With Blacktail and Naskowen, the ridge line of the three of them forms the boundary of Kokanee Glacier PP. (The original “square” park has … Continue reading →

NASOKWEN MOUNTAIN   2565M.  8415′ Nasokwen Mountain is a spur extending from the watershed east-northeast toward Keen Creek and Long Creek. It is southeast of Long Mountain, northeast of Titei Mountain and just north of Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park. Difficulty: Elevation … Continue reading →