Columbia Mountains
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Columbia Mountains, range in southeastern British Columbia, Canada, that is bounded by the Rocky Mountain Trench (east), the Columbia River (south), the Interior Plateau (west), and the Fraser River (north). The Columbia Mountains parallel the Canadian Rockies, of which they are sometimes considered a western extension, for about 370 miles (600 km) in a northwesterly-southeasterly direction. The mountains comprise four distinct ranges (Cariboo, Monashee, Selkirk, and Purcell), each rising to over 10,000 feet (3,000 m). The Cariboo Mountains, separated from the others by the North Thompson River, form the northernmost extension of the system, while the southern part consists of the three parallel ranges of Monashee, Selkirk, and Purcell, which are divided by deep, lake-filled trenches. A major recreational area embracing both national and provincial parks, the Columbia Mountains are also a major source of gold, silver, copper, lead, and zinc.
Columbia Mountains: Monashee Range
The North Thompson River in the Monashee Range of the Columbia Mountains, B.C., Can.
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Canada: The Western Cordillera
…west of the trench the Columbia Mountains rise to peaks of more than 10,000 feet (3,000 metres). The Columbia Mountain system includes, from east to west, the Purcell, Selkirk, and Monashee groups. Northwest of these are the Cariboo Mountains, famous for their helicopter alpine skiing. Between the Columbia Mountains and…
Monashee Mountains
Monashee Mountains, southwesternmost range of the Columbia Mountain system, in southeastern British Columbia, Canada, extending for 200 miles (320 km) north from the Washington (U.S.) boundary between the Interior Plateau (west) and the Selkirk Trench (east), in which flows the Columbia River. Originally known as the Gold Range (a name…
Selkirk Mountains
Selkirk Mountains, major subdivision of the Columbia Mountains, extending for 200 miles (320 km) in a southeasterly arc, mostly in British Columbia, Canada, and just across the U.S. border into northern Idaho and Washington. Bounded by the Purcell Mountains (east) and the Columbia River (west and north), they are sometimes…
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