Jackass Mountain
Encyclopedia
Jackass Mountain is a mountain
in the Canadian Cascades of the Cascade Range
in southwestern British Columbia
, Canada
, located 18 km (11 mi) southeast of Lytton
and 9 km (6 mi) south of Mount Lytton. It is named for the muletrains that ventured north to the Cariboo gold fields; apparently
some did not make it over the bluff and perished in a fall hence the name. The Cariboo Road
was built over this route in 1862, the hill at 1200 feet sits high
above the river, and like Nicaragua Bluff in the Canyon, makes a rugged rock of granite. The hill has taken its fair share of oxen, steamers, RVs and trucks.
Mountain
Image:Himalaya_annotated.jpg|thumb|right|The Himalayan mountain range with Mount Everestrect 58 14 160 49 Chomo Lonzorect 200 28 335 52 Makalurect 378 24 566 45 Mount Everestrect 188 581 920 656 Tibetan Plateaurect 250 406 340 427 Rong River...
in the Canadian Cascades of the Cascade Range
Cascade Range
The Cascade Range is a major mountain range of western North America, extending from southern British Columbia through Washington and Oregon to Northern California. It includes both non-volcanic mountains, such as the North Cascades, and the notable volcanoes known as the High Cascades...
in southwestern British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, located 18 km (11 mi) southeast of Lytton
Lytton, British Columbia
Lytton in British Columbia, Canada, sits at the confluence of the Thompson River and Fraser River on the east side of the Fraser. The location has been inhabited by the Nlaka'pamux people for over 10,000 years, and is one of the earliest locations settled by non-natives in the Southern Interior of...
and 9 km (6 mi) south of Mount Lytton. It is named for the muletrains that ventured north to the Cariboo gold fields; apparently
some did not make it over the bluff and perished in a fall hence the name. The Cariboo Road
Cariboo Road
The Cariboo Road was a project initiated in 1860 by the colonial Governor of British Columbia, James Douglas...
was built over this route in 1862, the hill at 1200 feet sits high
above the river, and like Nicaragua Bluff in the Canyon, makes a rugged rock of granite. The hill has taken its fair share of oxen, steamers, RVs and trucks.
