Columbia Mountains

This article describes the mountain range in Canada. For the mountain group of the same name in Antarctica, see Columbia Mountains (Antarctica) .

Columbia Mountains
Outline of the Columbia Mountains in Canada and the United States
Mount Sir Sandford from the Gothics Glacier
Highest peak	Mount Sir Sandford ( 3519  m )
location	British Columbia ( Canada ), Montana , Idaho , Washington ( USA )
part of	North America Ranges
Coordinates	52 °  N , 118 °  W Coordinates: 52 °  N , 118 °  W
surface	135,952 km²

The Columbia Mountains are a group of mountain ranges in southeastern British Columbia and partially in the US states of Montana , Idaho and Washington .

They extend over an area of ​​135,952 km². Three quarters of the range is in Canada and the remaining quarter in the United States . The mountain range is bounded by the Rocky Mountain Trench in the east and the Kootenay River in the south; the western limit is the edge of the Interior Plateau . With a height of 3519  m , Mount Sir Sandford in the Selkirk Mountains is the highest mountain in the mountain range.

With Columbia Lake and the adjacent Columbia Wetlands , the headwaters of the Columbia River lie in the Mountains.

Mountain ranges within the mountain range

The Columbia Mountains are divided into:

• Cariboo Mountains
  • Mowdish Range
  • Premier Range
  • Wavy range
• Monashee Mountains
  • Adams-Seymour Area
  • Christina Range
  • Gold range
  • Jordan Range
  • Kettle River Range
  • Midway Range
  • Northern Monashee Mountains
  • Rossland Range
  • Whatshan Range
• Selkirk Mountains
  • Bonnington Range
  • Duncan Ranges
  • Far North Selkirk Mountains
  • Selkirks Glacier National Park
  • Nelson Range
  • Priest Lake Selkirks
  • Revelstoke Ranges
  • Slocan Ranges
  • Southwest Selkirks
  • Valhalla Ranges
• Purcell Mountains
  • Bugaboos Area
  • Farnham-Horsethief Area
  • Central Purcell Mountains
  • Northern Purcell Mountains
  • Southern Canada Purcell Mountains
  • United States Purcell Mountains

The mountain range also includes:

• Shuswap Highland and
• Okanogan Highlands

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Web links

Commons : Columbia Mountains  - Collection of Images, Videos, and Audio Files

• Columbia Mountains . In: BC Geographical Names (English)
• Columbia Mountains on Peakbagger.com (English)
• Columbia Mountains in the Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia on bivouac.com (English)