Valhalla Range. Composed of northern and southern portions divided arbitrarily by a line running northeast-southwest between Mt Bor and Black Prince Mountain. Boundaries on the east by Slocan Lake and River, on the south by Koch Creek, on the west by Burton Creek and the valley of the Columbia River (Arrow Lakes). Access is difficult but there are magnificent granite walls.
Maps: 82F/13 Burton, 82F/14 Slocan, 82K/4 Nakusp, 82K/3 Roseberry.
A History of Rock Climbs in the Valhallas
HIGHWAY 6 – NAKUSP to NEW DENVER
Nakusp & Slocan Rail Trail
Box Lake Loop Trail
ΔK Summit Peak
ΔK Mt Ferrie
NORTH SLOCAN
Bonanza Creek / Shannon Lakes FSR
Traverses of the Valhallas
Shannon Lakes Trail
Δ Mt Vingolf
Shannon Creek FSR to Wee Sandy Lake (via Caribou Creek)
Δ Rugged Peak & Big Sister Mtn
Δ Silver Mountain
ΔK Grey Wolf Mt & Golden Hope Pk
Wragge Creek FSR
Wragge Beach
Wragge Creek Trail
Δ Unnamed 2388 (Wragge Peak)
VALHALLA PROVINCIAL PARK – Access Slocan Lake.
Valhalla PP – An Overview
Boating Slocan Lake
Wee Sandy Creek Trail
Δ Mt Niord
Δ Mt Meers
Unnamed 2640
Sharp Creek Trail to New Denver Glacier
Δ English Peak & Iron Peak
ΔK Mt Denver
Hoben Creek
Nemo Creek Trail
Cove Creek Trail
Evans Creek Trail to Cahill/Beatrice Lakes
Δ Hela Peak
Δ Demers Peak
Δ Urd Peak
SOUTH SLOCAN
Highway 6 – Slocan to Playmore Junction
Δ Slocan-Kootenay Lookout
VALHALLA PROVINCIAL PARK – Access South
Slocan Lake Trail
Upper Passmore Road – Little Slocan River FSR
Bannock Burn FSR – Continues for 8kms to access Robertson Basin below Mt Dag.
ΔB Mt Prestley
ΔB Jailhouse Rock & SE Ridge Mt Prestley
Mulvey Basin
Mulvey Basin. History of Mulvey Basin.
Gimli Ridge Trail
Traverse – Mulvey Basin to Drinnon Lake
Δ Gimli Peak
Δ B Niselheim Peak
ΔB Midgard Peak
Δ Asgard Peak
ΔB Gladsheim Peak
Δ Molars, Humps & Wedges
ΔB Wolf’s Ears & Muzzle
Δ Mount Nott & Batwing
Δ Little Dag
Δ Mt Dag
ΔB,K Nott to Mt Dag Traverse
Hoder Creek FSR
ΔB Mt Rinda
Drinnon-Gwillim Basin
Drinnon / Gwillim Lakes Trail & Gwillim Basin
Δ Gregorio Peak
Δ Drinnon Peak
Traverse to Mulvey Basin
Δ High-Line Traverse of Gwillim Basin
Traverse Gwillim Basin to North Valhallas
Δ Mts Bor & Buri
DEVILS RANGE
Naming the Devils Range
Traverse of Devils Range
Δ Black Prince
Δ Lucifer Peak
Δ Trident Peak
Δ Mephistopheles & Rosemary’s Baby
ΔK Devil’s Dome
Δ False Devil’s Dome
ΔK Chariot Peak
Δ Mount Diablo, Banshee Peak, Satan Peak
Δ Devil’s Spire
Δ Devil’s Couch
TRAVERSES of the VALHALLAS
Δ Unnamed 2480 & Unnamed 2610
Δ Mt Dorval
Δ Urd Peak
Δ Demers Peak
Koch Creek FSR (Valhallas)
ΔM Mt Freya
ΔB Ambrosia
Δ Mt Ludlow
ΔK Mt Harlow
McKean Lakes
McKean Lakes Trail
Δ Mt Woden
Δ Mt McKean
Δ Chico Peaks
Traverse from Hodr FSR to Mt Woden & McKean Lakes.
VALKYR RANGE
Valkyr Range. High ridges and basins with a few individual peaks and no permanent snow. Trees are found near most summits. The rock is very solid and smooth on outcroppings and faces. Valleys are steep and heavily wooded, and trails are scarce and overgrown. Maps: 82F/13 Burton, 82F/12 Passmore, 82E/16 and 82E/9.
ΔK Naumulten Mt
Δ Mt Rollins
Δ Mt McBride
Δ Mt Prough
ΔK Hilda Peak
Δ Mt Laquereux
Δ Traverse of the North Valkyr Range – Naumulten Mt to Hilda Peak.
ΔK Mt Shardelow
Δ Mista Pk
ΔK Sangrida Peak
NORNS RANGE
Norns Range. A subrange of the Valkyr Range of the Selkirk Mountains located southwest of the junction of Little Slocan River and Slocan River north of Castlegar.
Koch Creek/Boulder Creek Rd
Δ Mt Wilton (Frog Peak)
Δ Airy Mtn
Δ Mt Spiers
Grizzly/Greasybill Creek Rd.
ΔK Mt Stanley
ΔK UN 306892-7452′ & UN 309899-7610′
Pass Creek Road – Norns Creek FSR
Δ The Pallisades
Δ Kamikazi Peak
Δ Ladybird Mt
CASTLEGAR & AREA
Along Arrow Lakes & North of Rivers
Δ Mount Sentinel
Pass Creek
Waldie Island Trail
Lionshead Rambles
Δ Applebee Creek
Syringa Creek Provincial Park
Tulip Creek Trail
Deer Park
Deer Creek Falls Trail
Δ Mt Stanley via Little Cayuse Creek
Natural Arch Trail
Faith Creek Falls Route
Dog Creek Falls Trail
Three Bridges
Three Bridges Route
Rock Climbing Areas
Δ Lions Head
Δ Kinnaird Bluffs
Δ Waterline Walls
