Ktunaxa Range

The Purcell Mountains rise west of the upper Columbia valley, their high ridges carrying glaciers and snowfields. Mount Farnham stands among the peaks above Toby Creek. To the north, the Toby Glacier feeds the creek as it descends toward the Columbia. A route over the Purcell crest links the Toby drainage with Hamill Creek and Kootenay Lake, a crossing used by First Nations people for generations.