Everything about The Shulaps Range totally explained
The
Shulaps Range is a subrange of the
Chilcotin Ranges subset of the
Pacific Ranges of the
Coast Mountains in southwest-central
British Columbia. The range is 55km NW-SE and 15 km SW-NE and 2970 km² (1150 sq mi) in area.
The range is fairly high in elevation, with dryland-type summits with some very small
icefields. Its highest summits are Shulaps Peak 2880 m (9449 ft) and Big Dog Mountain 2862 m (9390 ft). Another prominent summit is Rex Peak 2684 m (8806 ft), a conical mass dominating the southern end of the range, which is delimited by the buttress-wall of the
Bridge River Canyon.
Terrain and Location
The Shulaps' northeast flank is a series of high basins. Many contain alpine likes and which allow for road access to high up in various parts of the range. There is an active gold claim on the south flank of Big Dog Mountain in the basin of Blue Creek in the northwestern part of the range and, at the far southeast end high in the basin of Hell Creek, there was once a working
jade mine.
Its southeast edge is the west rim of the Big Canyon of the
Bridge River, just below which (to the NE) is the confluence of the
Bridge and
Yalakom Rivers, which is the range's northeastern boundary. West across Tyaughton Creek and upper Churn Creek is the
**the South Chilcotin isn't part of the Chilcotin, but of the [[Bridge River Country (see
Spruce Lake Protected Area (aka the "South Chilcotin") and
Big Creek Provincial Park. To the east, across the Yalakom, is the
Camelsfoot Range, to the south the
Bendor. Southeast is the town of
Lillooet, near the southern tip of the
Camelsfoot.
The best view of the Shulaps Range to be had, other than from one of the neighbouring ranges, is from the former site of
Minto City at the confluence of Gun Creek and the
Bridge River (now
Carpenter Lake Reservoir). From there, and along the upper end of Carpenter Lake, the range's west face is a familiar sight to travellers on BC Hwy 40 from
Bralorne and
Gold Bridge to
Lillooet.
Origin of Name
The Shulaps name is a anglicized version of the
St'̓át'̓imcets word for the ram of the mountain sheep. The
Yalakom River is similarly named for ̓the ewe. This was once extremely rich big game country, and the names suggest the good hunting in this range (the
Yalakom valley and the Shulaps Range were shared hunting territory between the
St'át'imc and the
Tsilhqot'in.
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