[1] An abandoned aerodrome, or airport, is situated a few hundred metres north of the settlement, with intersecting, paved runways of about 3500 and 4000 feet in length, judging by satellite maps.

This aerodrome, when it was active, may have existed as a staging area for aircraft being ferried from the continental United States to Alaska as part of the Second World War.

The Coast Mountains block most of the moisture traveling off the Pacific Ocean leaving the entire Chilcotin region in a rain shadow.

The dry air combined with relatively high elevation and clear skies mean the daily temperature extremes are rather wide.

During the winters chinook winds blow up the coastal valleys, but often pass over Tatla Lake leaving the community in a deep freeze.