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The Lytton area has been inhabited by the First Nations people for over 10,000 years. [2] [3] It was one of the earliest locations settled by immigrants in the Southern Interior of British Columbia. The town was founded during the Fraser Canyon Gold Rush of 1858–59, when it was known as "The Forks."
The fire, one of the 2021 British Columbia wildfires throughout the province, was facilitated by the 2021 Western North America heat wave. At the time of the fire, Lytton had a population of about 250 with another 1,500 to 2,000 First Nations residents living nearby on reserves affected as well.
Lillooet holds the record for the fourth-hottest temperature recorded in British Columbia and Canada (behind Lytton, Ashcroft and Kamloops). On 29 June 2021, during the 2021 Western North America heat wave which brought unprecedented heat to the Pacific Northwest , the temperature reached 46.8 °C (116.2 °F). [ 72 ]
Lytton First Nation, aka the Lytton Band, a band government of the Nlaka'pamux people, centred at Lytton, British Columbia; Lytton High School, a co-educational secondary school in Gisborne, New Zealand; Lytton Statistical Area, part of the Gisborne suburb of Riverdale, New Zealand; Lytton (sternwheeler), a lake steamer in British Columbia ...
Indian reserves under the governance of the Lytton First Nation are: [1]. Bootahnie Indian Reserve No. 15, 6 miles north of Botanie Lake, 1554.0 ha. 2]; Cameron Bar Indian Reserve No. 13, on the right (west) bank of the Fraser River 13 miles north of Lytton, 35.20 ha. 3]; Fish Lake Indian Reserve No. 7, on Cinquefoil Creek, at the south end of Cinquefoil Lake, 32.40 ha. 4]; Halhalaeden Indian ...
The Stein Valley Nlaka’pamux Heritage Park is located near Lytton, British Columbia.The park was established in 1995. [2] The park is co-managed, operated, and planned through a partnership between the Lytton First Nation and the government of British Columbia. [2]
Lytton Mountain, officially gazetted as Mount Lytton, [1] 2049 m (6722 ft), prominence 764 m, [2] is the northernmost summit of the Cascade Mountains in British Columbia, Canada (the range is known as the Cascade Range in the United States).
A heat dome gripped the province of British Columbia, and much of Western North America, from June 25–30, 2021, increasing the risk of wildfires. [10]On June 30, the town of Lytton was evacuated due to a fire that destroyed most buildings and grew to over 300 square miles (780 km 2) [11] [12] and sent people fleeing for their lives.