Brent Mountain Protected Area Located in the Thompson Okanagan

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Brent Mountain Protected Area

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Brent Mountain Protected Area is on the Thompson Plateau of British Columbia, Canada. Their protected area encompasses three mountains of which Mount Brent (2,202 m/7,224 ft) is the tallest and the most prominent with a prominence of 397 m (1,302 ft). There are two major destinations in Brent Mountain Protected Area, which are the summits of Mount Brent and Sheep Rock. During the summer these trails are popular hiking and cycling destinations. Horses are permitted, however there is no current information on suitability for horses. The trails are primarily hiking and biking.
Penticton, Kelowna
Park Size: 4,344 hectares
49.506984
-119.917059
No potable water
The trail to the summit of Mount Brent is the main hike in Brent Mountain Protected Area and the trail is signed well and easy to follow. The view from the summit is spectacular on a clear day from which you can see the Monashee Mountains to the north and the peaks of the Cascades to the south. The summit of Brent Mountain has an old fire lookout that was built in the 1930s and is one of the last fire lookout towers remaining in the Okanagan. From the trailhead it is about 5 km (3 mi) to the summit and there is about 500 m (1,640 ft) of elevation gain along the trail. There is a connector route from the summit of Mount Brent to the summit of Sheep Rock so that ambitious hikers can summit both peaks as part of a loop. The trek to the top of Sheep Rock is longer and has more elevation gain then the hike to Mount Brent; however, the hike to Sheep Rock is considered the easier of the two. The summit of Sheep Rock is about 5.5 km (3.3 mi) from the trailhead with an elevation gain of about 580 m (1,900 ft).
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Bounded by Broken Creek to the southwest, extending west from the height of land along Sheep Rock and Brent Mountain and encompassing the headwaters of Shingle Creek, Skulaow Creek, June Creek and Shatford Creek, Brent Mountain Protected Area is 22 km west of Penticton. Access to Brent Mountain and Sheep Rock trail heads area via Green Mountain and Apex Mountain roads. Turn right at 4.1km up Apex Road onto a currently unnamed road. Follow this for 3.7km, turn left and follow for 2.1km to a fork in the road; stay right 700m to the Sheep Rock trailhead parking area. The Brent Mountain trailhead is 1.8km further; then turn left to the parking area. The nearest community, town or city is Penticton.

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