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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 →

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 →