The Cantilever Range is a mountain range in southwestern British Columbia , Canada , a subrange of the Lillooet Ranges , which is itself a subgrouping of the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains . About 1100 km in area and about 50 km east to west and 35 km north to south, the Cantilever Range is located southwest of Lytton between the valleys of the Stein River (N) and Kwoiek Creek (S).
6-531: The Cantilever Range is the highest sector of the Lillooet Ranges and is crowned by Skihist Mountain , which stands 2,968 m (9,738 ft) in elevation, making it the highest mountain in southwestern British Columbia. The next-highest is nearby Petlushkwohap Mountain , standing 2,939 m (9,642 ft). Most other peaks in the range, which is really a ridge between the two watersheds defining it, are more or less subpeaks of these two. The north flank of
12-520: 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. There is only one highway traversing the Lillooet Ranges, Hwy 99 from Mount Currie to Lillooet , via the valley of Cayoosh Creek. North of that highway is the subarea known as the Cayoosh Range , which contains
18-508: 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 . The northernmost subdivision of the Lillooet Ranges is the Cayoosh Range , which includes the second-highest summit in the Lillooet Ranges, an unnamed 2,855 m (9,367 ft) peak just south of Seton Lake and about 20 km (12 mi) WSW of
24-564: 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 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 . The highest is Skihist Mountain, 2,968 m (9,738 ft), crowning
30-688: The Cantilever Range is in the Stein Valley Nlaka'pamux Heritage Park . This article about a location on the Coast of British Columbia , Canada is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Lillooet Ranges The Lillooet Ranges are the southeasternmost subdivision of the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains of British Columbia . They are located between the drainage of
36-554: The town of Lillooet . To the northeast of Harrison Lake, Mount Breakenridge stands 2,395 m (7,858 ft) tall and poses a significant local landslide tsunami risk to the area. 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 . "The Stein"
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