James Teit's 1898 collection describes Betáni as a valley situated in the mountains about fourteen miles north of Lytton and nine or ten miles west-southwest of Spences Bridge. It was famous as a great root-digging and hunting resort, and formerly used to be a summer gathering place for all the upper divisions of the tribe.
Lower Betáni Creek falls into the Thompson River about one mile east of Lytton. Betáni Lake, at the headwaters of Lower Betáni Creek, was a favorite camping place. Upper Betáni Creek (called Skilkílex) flows through the upper valley and falls into the Thompson River about three and a half miles west of Spences Bridge.
This place connected the upper and lower divisions of the Nlaka'pamux through seasonal gathering, resource harvesting, and the shared geography of the mountains between Lytton and Spences Bridge.