Regions

“A cowboy is a man with guts and a horse.” William James (1842-1910)

The West Chilcotin encompasses a vast area and can be divided up into several regions based on different criteria.

Although most of the West Chilcotin rests on what is considered a high interior plateau in the rain shadow of the Coast Mountain Range, there are areas here and there where the West Chilcotin region encroaches on different climactic sub regions. The climate in these areas is usually effected by lower elevation or from warming influences of the Pacific Ocean. So rather than the vegetation you would expect from high and dry conditions, you'll find wetter, more rainforest type vegetation.

Keeping all that in mind, it's actually simpler to divide the West Chilcotin up geographically and by place name.