Cariboo Mountains

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Cariboo Mountains
Outline of the Cariboo Mountains in British Columbia

Outline of the Cariboo Mountains in British Columbia

Mount Sir Wilfred Laurier

Mount Sir Wilfred Laurier

Highest peak Mount Sir Wilfried Laurier ( 3516  m )
location British Columbia (Canada)
part of Columbia Mountains
Coordinates 52 ° 30 ′  N , 121 ° 0 ′  W Coordinates: 52 ° 30 ′  N , 121 ° 0 ′  W
surface 7,700 km²

The Cariboo Mountains are the northernmost part of the Columbia Mountains , stretching over 245 km in north-south direction and up to 90 km in east-west direction west of the Rocky Mountains in the Canadian province of British Columbia .

geography

The Cariboo Mountains are bounded to the northeast by the Rocky Mountain Trench , through which the Fraser River flows; to the west they go over the hill country known as Quesnel Highlands into the Cariboo Highland or into the Nechako Plateau around Prince George . The 7700 km² area is separated from the Shuswap Highlands by the valley of the North Thompson River to the east and south .

The highest mountain in the Cariboo Mountains - the peaks of which are mostly named after politicians from the province of British Columbia - is Mount Sir Wilfried Laurier with a height of 3516  m west of Valemount .

Larger settlements can be found in the Cariboo Mountains only on the eastern edge along British Columbia Highway 5, which runs in north-south direction, and in the northern area along British Columbia Highway 16 , which runs in east-west direction , the Yellowhead Highway, which is the northern one here Route of the Trans-Canada Highway is.

Mountain ranges within the mountain range

The Cariboo Mountains are divided into:

Protected areas

Large areas of the Cariboo Mountains are protected as Provincial Parks in British Columbia . These provincial parks include:

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