The Lillooet Ranges are the southeasternmost subdivision of the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains of British Columbia. 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 British Columbia (ˌbrɪtɨʃ kəˈlʌmbiə ( BC) ( (la Colombie-Britannique C They are located between the drainage of the Lillooet River and Harrison Lake on the west and the canyon of the Fraser River on the east, and by the lowland coastal valley of that river on the south. The Lillooet River is a major river of the southern Coast Mountains of British Columbia. Harrison Lake is the largest Lake in the southern Coast Mountains of Canada, being about 250 square kilometres in area For other uses of this name see Fraser River (disambiguation.
The Lillooet Ranges are approximately 8100 square kilometres (3150 mi²) in area. The range is extremely rugged and varied in terrain, and includes some of the highest peaks in southwestern British Columbia. British Columbia (ˌbrɪtɨʃ kəˈlʌmbiə ( BC) ( (la Colombie-Britannique C The highest is Skihist Mountain, 2968 m (9738 ft), crowning the Cantilever Range in the heart of the area to the west of the community of Lytton at the confluence of the Thompson and Fraser Rivers. Cantilever Range is a subrange of the Lillooet Ranges subgrouping of the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains. Lytton in British Columbia sits at the confluence of the Thompson River and Fraser River on the east side of the Fraser at coordinates The Thompson River is the largest Tributary of the Fraser River For other uses of this name see Fraser River (disambiguation. The northernmost subdivision of the Lillooet Ranges is the Cayoosh Range, which includes the second-highest summit in the Lillooet Ranges, an unnamed 2855 m (9367 ft) peak just south of Seton Lake and about 20km WSW of the town of Lillooet. The Cayoosh Range is the northernmost section of the Lillooet Ranges, which are a subrange of the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains in British Seton Lake is a freshwater Fjord draining into the Fraser River at the town of Lillooet British Columbia, about 22 km long and 243 m in elevation and 26 Lillooet (formerly Cayoosh Flat) is a small but historic and highly scenic community on the Fraser River in western
There are a number of provincial parks and recreation areas within the boundaries of the Lillooet Ranges. The largest and most important is the Stein Valley Nlaka'pamux Heritage Park, which takes in the entire Stein River basin, immediately west of Lytton and east of Pemberton-Mount Currie. Stein Valley Nlaka'pamux Heritage Park is a Provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. Lytton in British Columbia sits at the confluence of the Thompson River and Fraser River on the east side of the Fraser at coordinates Pemberton is a village north of Whistler in the Pemberton Valley of British Columbia in Canada, with a population of 2192 Mount Currie is a small community in British Columbia, 164 kilometres north-west of Vancouver and 40 kilometres north-west of Whistler along Highway "The Stein" is the largest unlogged watershed in the southern Coast Mountains and, like the rest of the Lillooet Ranges, varies from coastal-type alpine in the west to desert-canyon arid on its east. The Coast Mountains are a Mountain range of the Pacific Cordillera, running along the north western shore of the North American continent extending south
There is only one highway traversing the Lillooet Ranges, Hwy 99 from Mount Currie to Lillooet, via the valley of Cayoosh Creek. Mount Currie is a small community in British Columbia, 164 kilometres north-west of Vancouver and 40 kilometres north-west of Whistler along Highway Lillooet (formerly Cayoosh Flat) is a small but historic and highly scenic community on the Fraser River in western North of that highway is the subarea known as the Cayoosh Range, which contains the second-highest peak in the Lillooet Ranges, an unnamed summit just south of Seton Lake. The Cayoosh Range is the northernmost section of the Lillooet Ranges, which are a subrange of the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains in British Seton Lake is a freshwater Fjord draining into the Fraser River at the town of Lillooet British Columbia, about 22 km long and 243 m in elevation and 26
The main watersheds entirely within the Lillooet Ranges are those of Cayoosh Creek, the Stein River, the Nahatlatch River, and the Silver River (aka the Big Silver River). A drainage basin is an extent of Land where Water from Rain or Snow melt drains downhill into a body of water such as a River, Many smaller streams, still of considerable size, are not listed here.
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