McIntyre Bluff

McIntyre Bluff

View of McIntyre Bluff from Highway 97
Highest point
Elevation 673 m (2,208 ft)
Prominence 260 m (850 ft)
Coordinates 49°15′17″N 119°32′06″W / 49.25472°N 119.53500°W / 49.25472; -119.53500Coordinates: 49°15′17″N 119°32′06″W / 49.25472°N 119.53500°W / 49.25472; -119.53500[1]
Geography
McIntyre Bluff

Location in British Columbia, Canada.

Location Okanagan, British Columbia, Canada
Topo map NTS 82E/5

McIntyre Bluff is a large ridge of rock, made of gneiss,[2] located south of Vaseux Lake between Okanagan Falls and Oliver in British Columbia, Canada. The bluff is located beside Highway 97 and is one of the most well known landmarks in the Okanagan Valley. This landmark is named after Peter McIntyre, one of the Overlanders of 1862 who had also been a guard on the Pony Express in the American West.[1]

First Nations in the area tell a story of a battle centuries ago on top of McIntyre Bluff. An enemy war party from the south (now Washington State) was lured to the top and driven over the cliffs.

References

  1. 1 2 "McIntyre Bluff". BC Geographical Names.
  2. "Geology of the Southern Okanagan Valley Shear Zone" (PDF). Canadian Tectonics Group - Fieldtrip October 2010. 2010. p. 8. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
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