“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.
Itcha-Ilgatchuz
Region
Tweedsmuir
North
(Nechako Plateau)
Clearwater-Tatla
Region
Bluff-Tatlayoko-Chilko
Region
Anahim-Nimpo
Region
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