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15-665: It and the neighbouring Marble Range line the east bank of the Fraser River north of the town of Lytton, British Columbia . The Clear Range extends as far as the town of Pavilion and is bounded by the south wall of Marble Canyon on the north. The southeast flank of the Clear Range is the Thompson River between Ashcroft and Lytton , while to its northeast are the Cornwall and Trachyte Hills , and beyond them

30-562: A mountain, mountain range, or peak in British Columbia , Canada is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a location in the Cariboo Regional District , Canada is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Marble Canyon (British Columbia) Marble Canyon is in the south-central Interior of British Columbia , a few kilometres east of the Fraser River and

45-485: Is the south wall of Marble Canyon . The highest summits are Blustry Mountain, 2,334 m (7,657 ft); its neighbor Cairn Peak 2,328 m (7,638 ft); and north of them, Moore Peak, 2,223 m (7,293 ft); and Chipuin Mountain, 2,170 m (7,120 ft). The highest peak in the southern part of the range is Botanie Mountain (bu-TAN-ee), just north of Lytton 2,077 m (6,814 ft), but higher in

60-658: Is the southernmost extent of the Marble Range ; the south wall is c. 515 m (1500 ft) and is the northern extremity of the Clear Range . Higher peaks lie in behind the walls, increasing the depth if measured from their summits. Within the canyon are a series of lakes draining towards the Fraser River via Pavilion Creek. The largest of these is Pavilion Lake, which is home to a colony of microbialites (also known as stromatolites ), unusual carbonate structures built by bacteria which resemble freshwater "coral" and which are

75-420: Is varied, though mostly dry, especially on the west and southeast. The interior of the range gets more waterfall and is heavily treed relative to the canyons flanking it Typical boreal forest and mountain wildlife prevail: grizzly bear , black bear , black-tail deer , moose , and various rodents . The range's reptile populations include several varieties of dryland lizard and also the timber rattlesnake ;

90-817: The Arrowstone Hills of the Bonaparte Plateau . The range is horseshoe-shaped, facing the high rangeland-plateau basin of Hat Creek , which drains northeast to join the Bonaparte River , a tributary of the Thompson . All of these areas, including the Clear Range, are classified by geographers as belonging to the Fraser Plateau, which is part of the Interior Plateau . The outer flanks of the range are steep, particularly on

105-432: The Interior Plateau of British Columbia . It has an area of 1,250 square kilometres and about 65 km NNW to SSE and about 20 km wide. Its southern flank is the north wall of Marble Canyon and the valley occupied by the ranching and First Nations community of Pavilion . 51°07′00″N 121°49′00″W  /  51.11667°N 121.81667°W  / 51.11667; -121.81667 This article related to

120-661: The Clear Range is the farthest northwest extent of the rattlesnake. The Clear Range is largely the domain of the Nlaka'pamux peoples, although the northwest edge of the range is occupied by communities of the St'at'imc people and a rancherie of the Bonaparte River band of the Secwepemc people at Marble Canyon , whose territory also includes southeastern portion of the range along the Thompson. There are no urban settlements or towns in

135-623: The centre of the range is Mount Murray 2,153 m (7,064 ft). A separate ridge across the Fraser River from Lillooet is named Fountain Ridge. It is geologically distinct, actually a sliver of plate between the Fraser and Yalakom Faults. Arthur Seat , 1,672 m (5,486 ft), lies in that range on the west side of Spences Bridge , and was named by pioneer John Murray for the similarly named mountain in Edinburgh , Scotland . The climate

150-521: The community of Pavilion , midway between the towns of Lillooet and Cache Creek . The canyon stems from a collapsed karst formation. The canyon's name comes from the brilliant limestone of its walls. The bedrock is microcrystalline limestone ( sedimentary rock) rather than marble (metamorphic rock). The native name of the canyon in the Shuswap language is, when referring to the whole, sxmeltám , possibly referring to "Indian doctors" , while

165-571: The largest freshwater stromatolites in the world. Marble Canyon is popular with climbers, both for its clean rock walls and also for its ice climbs, including one waterfall that freezes solid in midwinter (officially Crown Lake Falls but to climbers, "Icy BC"), and which is immediately opposite the provincial park campground adjacent to Highway 99 from Lillooet to Cache Creek, British Columbia . These areas and Pavilion Lake , in addition to being provincial park, are also governed by special cultural rights and have important spiritual significance of

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180-443: The name for the area of Crown and Turquoise Lakes and the provincial campground and adjoining south wall is getsgátsp , of unknown meaning. In addition to the steep walls rising from the lake's southeastern end, there is an eroded pinnacle known as Chimney Rock, or in a translation of K'lpalekw , the Secwepemc ( Shuswap ) name for it, Coyote's Penis . The north wall is over 965 metres (3,166 ft) high above Pavilion Lake and

195-474: The northwestern edge of the Hat Creek basin that has long been proposed for a major open-pit coal mine and coal-powered generating plant. The area is heavily logged but thereby interlaced with logging roads and other trails popular with 4x4 recreationists, mountain bikers and others. Marble Range The Marble Range is a small mountain range adjoining the Fraser River on the southwestern edge of

210-512: The range although it is skirted by three major highways and also three rail lines (the BCR , CPR and CNR ). Due to its location, it overlooked the great movement of prospectors during the Fraser Canyon and Cariboo Gold Rushes although no major mines or deposits were found on its slopes. At its northern extremity there is a large deposit of low-grade lignite, adjacent to Marble Canyon on

225-464: The side of the Fraser , where the northerly peaks are a high plateau-edge almost 2,000 m (6,600 ft) above the river below. The core of the range is rugged and has a complex series of interlocking valleys. Karst formations throughout the area suggest caves, though none has been discovered, and there are scores of intermittent waterfalls and sub-alpine swamps. The northern edge of the Clear Range

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