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Niut Range
Parent Ranges: North America / Pacific Cordillera / Coast Mountains / Pacific Ranges
Area: 1316 sq km Area Guide . Automap

Location: The Niut Range is located northeast of the Waddington Range, divided from it by the Mosley Creek - Homathko River valley. To the west lies Tatlayoko Lake and to the south lies the Homathko Icefield. To the northwest is the Pantheon Range. The nearest town is Tatla Lake, on the Bella Coola Highway.

Terrain: Drainage: The southern part of the range drains into the Homathko River, which then flows west, cutting right through the Coast Range to Bute Inlet. The northern flank of the range drains into Mosley Creek which again flows into the Homathko River.

The rock in the Niut Range is by and large non-granitic, and the Niut Range is, with few exceptions, not a rock climbing destination, especially with the Waddington, Homathko and Pantheon areas nearby. Razorback is composed of horizontally banded rocks which makes it look like a peak from the Canadian Rockies and somewhat out of place on the Coast.

The north/east side of the range tends to have plateau areas and broad, gentle valleys while the south/west side has steeper slopes and narrower valleys.
Pagoda and Rusty from Nicholson
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Top Trips
54 Niut Range 2004 Spring Fling Drew Brayshaw
52 Niut Range Adventures Spring 2002 Drew Brayshaw
48 Northeastern Niut Range via Valleau Creek - Goin' till the Cows Come Home Don Funk
44 Snootli Express - Mind Games and Huge Runouts (Homathko Plan B) Drew Brayshaw

Top Photos
20Razorback Mountain - Northeast Side Don Funk
19Cloud-drifter Peak - North Side Don Funk
19Niut Range Aerial Panorama Drew Brayshaw
19Ottarasko Mountain - North Side Don Funk
18West Faces: Success, Lowwa, Reliance, Determination Jordan Peters
17Standing Around in the Niut Range Drew Brayshaw
17North Faces In Niut Range - Rusty, Pagoda, Hanging Drew Brayshaw
16Niut Mountain - West Side Don Funk
16Razorback Mountain and Head of Valleau Creek Don Funk
16Morning Alpenglow on Rusty and Pagoda Drew Brayshaw
More Photos

Alpine Journal Articles
1972 The Niut Range John Clarke


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