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VALHALLA RANGES

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 PARKAccess 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
Δ
B 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 RoadNorns 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

Kayaking ARROW LAKES

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