Beaverdell Range
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The Beaverdell Range is a subrange of the Okanagan Highland
in the Southern Interior of British Columbia
, located between the West Kettle
and Kettle River
s, and running nearly due south from Big White Mountain
, which is its highest summit, and the highest in the Okanagan Highland, and lies near the head of the Kettle.
The Beaverdell Range gets its name from the community of Beaverdell
, which lies on its southwest flank midway along the West Kettle River, which was also the route of the Kettle Valley Railway
, now a biking and hiking trail that is part of the Trans-Canada Trail.
The range is of considerable mineralogical interest as it is known to contain large deposits of uranium
, for which British Columbia has had for many years a mining moratorium
. Residents of the area oppose uranium mining, although the history of the region is connected with various small gold rushes.
Okanagan Highland
The Okanagan Highland is a plateau-like hilly area in British Columbia, Canada, and the U.S. state of Washington . It lies between the Okanagan Valley on its west and the Kettle River on its east, and geologically is more or less an extension of the Thompson Plateau, which lies west of the Okanagan...
in the Southern Interior of British Columbia
British Columbia Interior
The British Columbia Interior or BC Interior or Interior of British Columbia, usually referred to only as the Interior, is one of the three main regions of the Canadian province of British Columbia, the other two being the Lower Mainland, which comprises the overlapping areas of Greater Vancouver...
, located between the West Kettle
West Kettle River
The West Kettle River is a tributary of the Kettle River in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is part of the Columbia River basin, as the Kettle River is a tributary of the Columbia River.-Course:...
and Kettle River
Kettle River
-Rivers:*Kettle River in British Columbia and Washington*Kettle River , a tributary of the St. Croix River in eastern Minnesota*Kettle River , a tributary of the Blueberry River in central Minnesota...
s, and running nearly due south from Big White Mountain
Big White Mountain
Big White Mountain , also commonly called Big White, a reference shared by, and most commonly used to mean, the Big White Ski Resort built around its summit, is the highest mountain of the Okanagan Highland and also of the Beaverdell Range, a subrange of that formation, which lies between the...
, which is its highest summit, and the highest in the Okanagan Highland, and lies near the head of the Kettle.
The Beaverdell Range gets its name from the community of Beaverdell
Beaverdell, British Columbia
Beaverdell is an unincorporated settlement in the Monashee Country of the Southern Interior of British Columbia, Canada, which lies to the east of the Okanagan Valley and north of the Boundary Country region...
, which lies on its southwest flank midway along the West Kettle River, which was also the route of the Kettle Valley Railway
Kettle Valley Railway
The Kettle Valley Railroad was a subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway that operated in the Thompson-Okanagan region of southern British Columbia....
, now a biking and hiking trail that is part of the Trans-Canada Trail.
The range is of considerable mineralogical interest as it is known to contain large deposits of uranium
Uranium
Uranium is a silvery-white metallic chemical element in the actinide series of the periodic table, with atomic number 92. It is assigned the chemical symbol U. A uranium atom has 92 protons and 92 electrons, of which 6 are valence electrons...
, for which British Columbia has had for many years a mining moratorium
Moratorium (law)
A moratorium is a delay or suspension of an activity or a law. In a legal context, it may refer to the temporary suspension of a law to allow a legal challenge to be carried out....
. Residents of the area oppose uranium mining, although the history of the region is connected with various small gold rushes.