The Cantilever Range is a

mountain range A mountain range or hill range is a series of mountains or hills arranged in a line and connected by high ground. A mountain system or mountain belt is a group of mountain ranges with similarity in form, structure, and alignment that have arise ...

in southwestern

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, a subrange of the

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 the Lillooet River and Harrison Lake on the west and the canyon of the Fraser Rive ...

, which is itself a subgrouping of the Pacific Ranges of the

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. About 1100 km² 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). The Cantilever Range is the highest sector of the

and is crowned by Skihist Mountain, which stands in elevation, making it the highest mountain in southwestern British Columbia. The next-highest is nearby Petlushkwohap Mountain, standing . 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 the Cantilever Range is in the Stein Valley Nlaka'pamux Heritage Park.

References

External links

Cantilever Range entry in the Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia
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