Skagit Range
| Skagit Range | |
|---|---|
 The American Border Peak from the Gold Run Pass |
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| location | British Columbia , Canada / Washington , USA |
| part of | Canadian Cascades |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 10 ′ N , 121 ° 30 ′ W |
| surface | 1,718 km² |
The Skagit Range is a mountain range in the Cascade Range in the southwest of the Canadian state of British Columbia and in the northwest of the US state of Washington , which in Canada are called the Canadian Cascades or - officially - the Cascade Mountains. Located west of the Skagit River and east and north of the Chilliwack River , the Skagit Range flanks the Upper Fraser Valley region in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia.
Among the three sub-chains of the Canadian Cascades - Skagit, Hozameen and Okanagan Range - the Skagit Range is the one with the most pronounced mountainous character. It runs north to the Fraser River ; occasionally it is named differently locally. The Hope Mountains and the "Anderson River Group" are on the one hand separated from the main chain of the Skagit Range by their own natural boundaries, on the other hand they are similar in character.
geography
According to Fred Beckey , opinions differing about the names and locations of the sub-chains of the Northern Cascades , particularly among Canadian and US geographers. However, the early geologists and topographers had basic similarities about this. The Skagit Range was considered to be a mountainous area between the Skagit River and the Fraser River. More recent Canadian maps show the Skagit Range as bounded to the west by the valley of the Sumallo River and Nicolum River and expanding northward along the east side of the Coquihalla River .
BCGNIS defines the Skagit Range simply as "west of the Skagit River, extending into the USA". The USGS defines the chain in its GNIS database as a single point ( 48 ° 56 ′ N , 121 ° 34 ′ W ) north of Granite Mountain. Peakbagger.com defines the Skagit Range as a large and not entirely mountainous region bounded by the Fraser River to the north, the Skagit River to the south and east, and the Strait of Georgia to the west, and the Nicolum River and Sumallo River to the northeast. This definition includes a not inconsiderable area without mountains, namely along the Fraser River and near the coast.
The sub-chains include the Cheam Range , also known as the Four Brothers, and the Picket Range .
summit
Map with all coordinates of the summit section : OSM
- Hope Mountain - 6,050 ft (1,844 m) - 49 ° 21 ′ N , 121 ° 25 ′ W.
- Mount Barr - 6,257 ft (1,907 m) - 49 ° 16 ′ N , 121 ° 34 ′ W.
- Cheam Peak - 6,903 ft (2,104 m) - 49 ° 11 ′ N , 121 ° 41 ′ W.
- Slesse Mountain - 7,969 ft (2,429 m) - 49 ° 2 ′ N , 121 ° 36 ′ W.
- Canadian Border Peak - 7,470 ft (2,277 m) - 49 ° 0 ′ N , 121 ° 41 ′ W.
- American Border Peak - 7,992 ft (2,436 m) - 49 ° 0 ′ N , 121 ° 40 ′ W.
- Mount Larrabee - 7,821 ft (2,384 m) - 48 ° 59 ′ N , 121 ° 39 ′ W.
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Fred Beckey : Climbing and High Routes: Rainy Pass to Fraser River (= Cascade Alpine Guide), 3rd edition, The Mountaineers , 2009, ISBN 978-0-89886-423-6 .
- ↑ Skagit Range . In: BC Geographical Names (English)
- ↑ Skagit Range in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
- ↑ Skagit Range . Peakbagger.com. Retrieved August 10, 2009.
- ↑ Hope Mountain, British Columbia . PeakBagger.com. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
- ↑ Mount Barr, British Columbia . PeakBagger.com. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
- ↑ Cheam Peak, British Columbia . PeakBagger.com. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
- ↑ Slesse Mountain, British Columbia . PeakBagger.com. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
- ↑ Canadian Border Peak, British Columbia . PeakBagger.com. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
- ↑ American Border Peak ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved August 11, 2018.
- ↑ Mount Larrabee ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved August 11, 2018.