The Chilcotin Ranges are a subdivision of the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains (in some classifications they are a separate subdivision). The Pacific Ranges are the southernmost subdivision of the Coast Mountains portion of the Pacific Cordillera. The Coast Mountains are a Mountain range of the Pacific Cordillera, running along the north western shore of the North American continent extending south They lie on the inland lea of the Pacific Ranges, abutting the Interior Plateau of British Columbia. The Pacific Ranges are the southernmost subdivision of the Coast Mountains portion of the Pacific Cordillera. Interior Plateau comprises a large region of central British Columbia, and lies between the Cariboo and Monashee Mountains on the east and the Hazelton British Columbia (ˌbrɪtɨʃ kəˈlʌmbiə ( BC) ( (la Colombie-Britannique C Their northwestern end is near the head of the Klinaklini River and their southeast end is the Fraser River just north of Lillooet; their northern flank is the edge of the Plateau while their southern is the north bank of the Bridge River. The Klinaklini River is one of the major rivers of the Pacific Ranges section of the Coast Mountains in British Columbia. For other uses of this name see Fraser River (disambiguation. Lillooet (formerly Cayoosh Flat) is a small but historic and highly scenic community on the Fraser River in western Interior Plateau comprises a large region of central British Columbia, and lies between the Cariboo and Monashee Mountains on the east and the Hazelton The Bridge River is or was a major tributary of British Columbia's Fraser River, entering that stream about six miles upstream from the town of Lillooet In some reckonings they do not go all the way to the Fraser but end at the Yalakom River, which is the North Fork of the Bridge. For other uses of this name see Fraser River (disambiguation. The Bridge River is or was a major tributary of British Columbia's Fraser River, entering that stream about six miles upstream from the town of Lillooet
They are not one range but a collection of ranges, often very distinct from each other. There are three major named subranges:
- Dickson Range
- Shulaps Range
- Camelsfoot Range (assigned to the Interior Plateau in some definitions)
To the west of the western end of the Chilcotin Ranges, and considered by some to be part of the group, are:
South of which are the Waddington Range and the Homathko Icefield. Dickson Range is a subrange of the Chilcotin Ranges subset of the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains in southwest-central British Columbia Shulaps Range is a subrange of the Chilcotin Ranges subset of the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains in southwest-central British Columbia Camelsfoot Range is a sub-range of the Chilcotin Ranges subdivision of the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains in British Columbia. Interior Plateau comprises a large region of central British Columbia, and lies between the Cariboo and Monashee Mountains on the east and the Hazelton The Pantheon Range is a subrange of the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains in British Columbia. Niut Range is 3600 km² (c 1390 sq mi in area It is a subrange of the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains of British Columbia, although in some classifications The Waddington Range is a subrange of the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains of British Columbia. The Homathko Icefield is an Icefield in British Columbia, Canada.
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Provincial Parks
In recent years major provincial parks and protected areas have been created in the central-eastern part of the Chilcotin Ranges. These are the Big Creek Provincial Park, the Ts'il?os Provincial Park (where the '?' is a glottal stop) and Big Creek Provincial Park, and the Spruce Lake Protected Area and Churn Creek Protected Area. Big Creek Provincial Park is a Provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. Ts'il?os Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. Big Creek Provincial Park is a Provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. Spruce Lake Protected Area, formerly known variously as the Southern Chilcotin Mountains Provincial Park or Southern Chilcotins, and also as South Chilcotin Provincial The Churn Creek Protected Area, is a provincial protected area in British Columbia, Canada.
History of the Southern Chilcotin Mountains
This region is commonly (but incorrectly) known as the "South Chilcotin" and is the object of a protracted quarrel between preservationist and resource development. A provincial park was established in the 1990s but was downgraded in 2007 to the Spruce Lake Protected Area has been established, but its political status is uncertain and the area preserved is greatly reduced from the original proposals to protect it, which began in the 1930s during the heyday of the Bridge River goldfield towns just to the south. A provincial park (or territorial park) is a Park under the management of a provincial or territrorial government in Canada. Spruce Lake Protected Area, formerly known variously as the Southern Chilcotin Mountains Provincial Park or Southern Chilcotins, and also as South Chilcotin Provincial The Bridge River is or was a major tributary of British Columbia's Fraser River, entering that stream about six miles upstream from the town of Lillooet
Historically this region was the hunting territory of Chief Hunter Jack of the Lakes Lillooet, whose big-game hunting business shared the region with hunters of the Tsilhqot'in people. The St'át'imc (also Lillooet, Stl'atl'imx, Stl'atl'imc, Sƛ’aƛ’imxǝc, St'át'imc, Stlatliumh) are an Interior The Tsilhqut’in (also Chilcotin, Tsilqut'in, Tŝinlhqot’in, Chilkhodin, Tsilkótin, Tsilkotin) are a Northern The shared use of the area north of the Bridge River and Gun Creek was part of the settlement of an early-19th-century peace which had ended a long and bloody war between Hunter Jack's people and the Tsilhqot'in. The Bridge River is or was a major tributary of British Columbia's Fraser River, entering that stream about six miles upstream from the town of Lillooet The Tsilhqut’in (also Chilcotin, Tsilqut'in, Tŝinlhqot’in, Chilkhodin, Tsilkótin, Tsilkotin) are a Northern Trails from the Bridge River Country led over the many ranges of the region to Taseko Lake and Chilko Lake in the Chilcotin Country, and also east across the Camelsfoot Range to the Fraser River near Big Bar. The Bridge River Country is a historic geographic region and mining district in the Interior of British Columbia, Canada, lying between the Fraser Canyon Chilko Lake is a 180 km² Lake in west-central British Columbia, at the head of the Chilko River on the Chilcotin Plateau. The Chilcotin District (tʃɪlˈkoʊtɪn of British Columbia is usually known simply as "the Chilcotin", and also in speech commonly as "the Chilcotin Camelsfoot Range is a sub-range of the Chilcotin Ranges subdivision of the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains in British Columbia. For other uses of this name see Fraser River (disambiguation.
Though no mines have ever been found in the proposed protected area, other than a few marginal ones in the vicinity of Eldorado Mountain, the south flank of Big Dog Mountain at the northwest end of the Shulaps Range was the site of a major gold excitement in 1941, connected with the interests who then owned the Bralorne-Pioneer Mine mines nearby. Shulaps Range is a subrange of the Chilcotin Ranges subset of the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains in southwest-central British Columbia Bralorne is an historic underground Gold mining community in the Bridge River District, some sixty dirt road miles west of the town of Lillooet. Physically daunting efforts to reach the alpine-elevation mine site over the Shulaps Range in order to preserve rights to the claim in the allotted time period almost destroyed the large pack-train, but the papers got filed. Shulaps Range is a subrange of the Chilcotin Ranges subset of the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains in southwest-central British Columbia Those claims were shuffled aside during World War II but remained on the map and are currently under exploitation as the Blue Creek Mine. Other large mine prospects in the area include copper diggings covering the slopes of Red Mountain, the highest in the Camelsfoot Range just north of the Blue Creek Mine.
The area's unique and distinct landscape and ecology, so different even from the rest of the Chilcotin Ranges or the rest of the Bridge River Country, is what made it stand out amid a region already wild and extremely beautiful and why it's a long-term candidate for protection. The Bridge River is or was a major tributary of British Columbia's Fraser River, entering that stream about six miles upstream from the town of Lillooet The neighbouring Dickson, Shulaps and Bendor Ranges are all unprotected and have been or are being heavily logged, except for special preserves in alpine areas of the Shulaps and in its neighbour to the east, the Camelsfoot Range. Dickson Range is a subrange of the Chilcotin Ranges subset of the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains in southwest-central British Columbia Shulaps Range is a subrange of the Chilcotin Ranges subset of the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains in southwest-central British Columbia Bendor Range is a small but once-famous subrange of the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains, about It is approximately 7000 square kilometres (2700 mi² in area Camelsfoot Range is a sub-range of the Chilcotin Ranges subdivision of the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains in British Columbia.
Many on the environmentalist side hope that the creation of Ts'ilos and Big Creek Provincial Park will help shore up the protection of the Spruce Lake Protected Area. Ts'il?os Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. Big Creek Provincial Park is a Provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. Spruce Lake Protected Area, formerly known variously as the Southern Chilcotin Mountains Provincial Park or Southern Chilcotins, and also as South Chilcotin Provincial Hunting guide Ted (Chilco) Choate of Gaspard Lake, on the Chilcotin Plateau just northeast of the Spruce Lake Protected Area has joined in the call to combine all these three parks, plus the Churn Creek Protected Area to their northeast, plus some of the surrounding country and the deep, much higher heart of the Pacific Ranges into a National Park. Interior Plateau comprises a large region of central British Columbia, and lies between the Cariboo and Monashee Mountains on the east and the Hazelton Spruce Lake Protected Area, formerly known variously as the Southern Chilcotin Mountains Provincial Park or Southern Chilcotins, and also as South Chilcotin Provincial The Churn Creek Protected Area, is a provincial protected area in British Columbia, Canada. The Pacific Ranges are the southernmost subdivision of the Coast Mountains portion of the Pacific Cordillera. A national park is a reserve of land usually declared and owned by a national Government, protected from most Human development and pollution Industry and government remain committed to shared use and sustainable planning.
Resource Interests
Mining interests in the area are few, although the area is rich in copper and there are rumours of pitchblende (which contains uranium), but in over 100 years of exploration no profitable deposits of anything have been found and no major mines established. In recent years, however, clearcut logging has penetrated the flanks of the area and pushed the boundaries of the park from south and east, feeding mills at Lillooet, British Columbia and beyond in the Thompson-Okanagan. Lillooet (formerly Cayoosh Flat) is a small but historic and highly scenic community on the Fraser River in western The Thompson River is the largest Tributary of the Fraser River The Okanogan River (called the Okanagan River in Canada) is a tributary of the Columbia River, approximately 115 mi (185 km long in southern British This has generated protests on both sides of the environment vs. resource quarrel, but also instigated a stakeholder committee known as an Integrated Resource Management Process Unit which has had varying degrees of success at resolving disputes and planning land-use in the region.
External links
- Chilcotin Ranges in the Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia (contains descriptions of unnamed and unofficially named ranges and areas within the region)
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