Anarchist Mountain · Osoyoos, BC

Anarchist Mountain in Photos

The mountain from across the valley, the highway and back roads, junctions, driveway entrances and valley views, ridge views, switchbacks and hillside homes, photographed by Pat Miazga in October.

The mountain
Highway and roads
Junctions and markers
Driveways and views
Valley views
Ridges and sky
Switchbacks

The mountain

Anarchist Mountain from across the valley

The mountain rises above the Osoyoos valley, with the lake, vineyards and orchards in the foreground.

Anarchist Mountain seen across the Osoyoos valley, with the lake, vineyards and orchards in the foreground — Anarchist Mountain from across the valley

Highway and roads

The highway and back roads

Paved roads wind through ponderosa pine and open dry grass on the way up and across the mountain.

The highway curving through ponderosa pines on Anarchist Mountain — Highway curve through the pines

Highway bending past pines and golden fall grass on Anarchist Mountain — Highway bend, fall grass

Roadside on Anarchist Mountain with a power pole, pines and distant ridges under a bright sun — Roadside with distant ridges

Gravel pull-out beside the highway with pines, yellow aspen and mountains in the distance — Pull-out with fall colour

Curving road past a street sign and a boulder, with pines and sun overhead — Curve in the road

Paved road climbing between pines with boulders at the roadside — Road between pines

Narrow paved road lined with tall pines — Tree-lined road

Straight paved road with pines on one side and a rock-cut hillside on the other — Road beside a rock cut

Highway curving through ponderosa pines on Anarchist Mountain with a blue sign beside the road — Highway curve with blue roadside sign

Straight stretch of highway lined with ponderosa pines and a diamond warning sign on Anarchist Mountain — Straight stretch through the pines

Highway bending past a rock cut and golden aspens on Anarchist Mountain in October — Rock cut and golden aspens

Highway below a rocky hillside with a house on the ridge and a concrete barrier along the road, Anarchist Mountain — Hillside above the highway, with a house on the ridge

Highway sign reading Greenwood 74 and Grand Forks 116 beside the road through pines and yellow aspen on Anarchist Mountain — Highway sign: Greenwood 74, Grand Forks 116

Junctions and markers

Junctions, street signs and boulder markers

Street signs and numbered boulders mark junctions along the roads.

Road junction with a golden tamarack, boulder and street signs among the pines — Road junction in fall colour

Road junction with a street sign and a boulder marked 20 beside the road — Junction with boulder marker

Road junction with signs, a sunny hillside on the right and pines ahead — Junction with signs

Paved road past a boulder marked 21 and pines with a dry grass bank — Road with boulder marker

Paved lane through pines with a house on the hilltop ahead — Lane toward a hilltop house

Driveways and views

Driveway entrances and valley views

Properties sit among the pines, many with views down to the valley.

Driveway entrance with stone pillars, a rock wall and a wrought-iron gate under a timber arch, with pines behind — Driveway entrance with stone pillars and gate

Dark roof below autumn shrubs and spruce with the valley and mountains in the distance — View over a roofline to the valley

Lawn and landscaped shrubs with pines and valley mountains beyond — Landscaped lot with valley view

Ridges and sky

Ridge views and big sky

Open sky and layered ridges are part of everyday life up the hill, with pines and fall colour along the roadside.

Low sun with a sun dog over layered mountain ridges and pines, seen from the roadside on Anarchist Mountain — Low sun with a sun dog over the ridges

Low sun and a sun dog over pines and fall-coloured shrubs with distant ridges, Anarchist Mountain — Sun dog over pines and fall colour

View through ponderosa pines past a concrete barrier to a house on a distant hilltop and ridges beyond, Anarchist Mountain — Looking past the pines to a hilltop house

Switchbacks and hillsides

Switchbacks and hillside homes

The highway climbs the mountain in switchbacks, with homes scattered across the dry, rocky slopes.

Viewpoint above the highway switchbacks with a bare tree and the valley and hills below, Anarchist Mountain — Switchback viewpoint and the valley below

Switchback road climbing a dry hillside with homes scattered across the slopes, seen past a bare tree, Anarchist Mountain — Switchback road and hillside homes

Highway switchback below dry grassy hillsides with a few homes on the slopes, Anarchist Mountain — Dry hillsides above the switchback

Homes perched among rock outcrops and pines on a hillside above a curve with a chevron sign, Anarchist Mountain — Homes among the rock outcrops

Views

Views over Osoyoos Lake and the valley

From the mountain the view drops to Osoyoos Lake, the orchards and vineyards below and the ridges beyond.

Wide panorama from Anarchist Mountain over Osoyoos Lake and the valley with the low sun, mountain ridges and the highway switchbacks on the right — Panorama over Osoyoos Lake and the valley from the mountain

Sunset over Osoyoos Lake with golden light on the water, orchards and vineyards below, seen from Anarchist Mountain — Sunset over Osoyoos Lake

Low sun reflected on Osoyoos Lake with orchards and vineyards below and ridges beyond, seen from Anarchist Mountain — Sun reflected on the lake

Osoyoos Lake, the town and the narrow peninsula in fall colour with mountains beyond, seen from a hillside on Anarchist Mountain — Osoyoos Lake and town from the hillside

Osoyoos Lake with vineyards and orchards in fall colour below Anarchist Mountain — Vineyards and orchards in fall colour

Osoyoos Lake with the peninsula and town below and mountain ridges beyond, seen from Anarchist Mountain — Lake, peninsula and ridges

Osoyoos Lake and the valley with a blue-roofed house on the hillside in the foreground, seen from Anarchist Mountain — Lake and valley from above

Valley, orchards and Osoyoos Lake below the highway switchbacks on Anarchist Mountain — Valley below the highway switchbacks

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