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LONG MOUNTAIN   2640m This summit is on the Keen Creek-Silverton Creek divide, just north of the park and southwest of Mount Carlyle. The south summit is higher. Difficulty: D2 challenging Elevation gain: Key elevations: Summit 2367 m Distance: Time: Season: … Continue reading →

MOUNT HEYLAND   2550m   8366′ Located 4.6 kilometres southwest of Mount Carlyle, on the watershed. Drive 12.5 km (7.8 miles) on the Silverton Creek Road. Walk the road to the cut block just beyond the old mine and head for the … Continue reading →

MOUNT CARLYLE   2648m   8688′ Mount Carlyle is north of the park, at the head of Carpenter Creek, near a big mining district. The southeast summit is surveyed one foot higher than the northwest summit. It may be seen from Highway … Continue reading →

MOUNT HOLMES   2490m   8169′    Mount Holmes is south of Kaslo River and northwest of the beginning of the Keen Creek road. It is 5 kilometres northeast of Mount Carlyle. Difficulty: D3 Elevation gain: 1030m (3380′) Key elevations: TH 1460m … Continue reading →

Since Keen Creek Road, the only practical access to Joker Millsite and Joker Lakes, was washed out at 15 kilometers in 2002, parks management has decided to not repair it. Joker Lakes are pretty – unusually the lower lake is … Continue reading →

This scenic group is separated from the Goat Group to the north by Seaton Creek and Kaslo River. Slocan Lake and Slocan River bound it on the west and Kootenay Lake on the east. The West Arm of Kootenay Lake … Continue reading →

Established on July 12, 1995, Goat Range PP extends over 79,124 hectares and much of the Lardeau and Goat Groups, south from Mobbs Creek to Whitewater Mountain. The park is situated in the Selkirk Mountains, between large lakes, the Slocan … Continue reading →

Bounding the Goat Group on the south are Seaton Creek and Kaslo River, the Slocan Valley on the west, Kuskanax and Poplar Creeks on the north, and Lardeau River and Kootenay Lake on the east. The high summits of this … Continue reading →

London Ridge is the ridge coming off to the SW of Whitewater Mountain. It has great wildflowers and larch colour in season.  Difficulty: B2 Elevation gain: 1600′ Key elevations: Park 5800′; High point of ridge 7386′ Distance: Time: 4-5 hours Season: Mid-July … Continue reading →

NORNS RANGE ◊ Mt Wilton (Frog Peak) ◊ Airy Mtn ◊ Mt Spiers ◊ Mt Stanley ◊ UN 306892-7452′ & UN 309899-7610′ ◊ The Pallisades ◊ Kamikazi Peak ◊ Ladybird Mt