Location map of Columbia Mountains: dotted lines to left mark boundaries of Okanagan, Shuswap and Quesnel Highlands, dotted lines to lower right mark Salish and Cabinet Mountains. Columbia Mountains (50° 45' N; 118° 41' W) is a group of mountain ranges located in British Columbia, Canada, and partially in Montana, Idaho, Washington. The mountain range covers 135,952 km² (52,491 sq mi). The range is bounded by the Rocky Mountain Trench on the east, and the Kootenai River on the south; their western boundary is the edge of the Interior Plateau. Seventy-five percent of the range is located in Canada and the remaining twenty-five percent in the United States. Mount Sir Sanford is the tallest mountain in the range reaching 3519 m (11,545 ft). Image File history File links 708px-South_BC-NW_USA-relief_ColumbiaMtns_wHighlands_wcabinetsalish. ...
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Location map of the Okanagan Highland The Okanagan Highland, also known as the Okanogan Highland in the United States, is a plateau-like hilly area in British Columbia, Canada. ...
The Salish Mountains are located in the northwest corner of the U.S. State of Montana. ...
The Himalaya as seen from the International Space Station A mountain range is a group of mountains bordered by lowlands or separated from other mountain ranges by passes or rivers. ...
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The Rocky Mountain Trench is a huge glacial valley stretching 1500 km (930m), running unbroken from the Flathead Lake area of Montana to the Liard River in far northern British Columbia. ...
The Interior Plateau comprises a large region of central British Columbia, and lies between the Cariboo and Monashee Mountains on the east, and the Hazelton Mountains, Coast Mountains and Cascade Range on the west. ...
Mountain Ranges
The Columbia Mountains are made up of four large ranges: Additionally lower areas to the west of the main ranges are sometimes included in the description of the Cariboo Mountains: The Cariboo Mountains are the northernmost subrange of the Columbia Mountains, which run down into the Spokane, Washington area of the United States and include the Selkirks, Monashees and Purcells. ...
Monashee Mountains are a mountain range in British Columbia, Canada covering the areas of British Columbia (78%) and Washington State (22%) and extending 530 km from north to south and 150 km from east to west. ...
The Selkirk Mountains are a mountain range originating in Idaho and Washington, and extending into SE British Columbia. ...
The Purcell Mountains are a mountain range on the west side of the Columbia Valley and on the east side of the Kootney Valley. ...
Some classification system end the Columbia Mountains at the North Thompson River, such that the Cariboo Mountains are assigned to the Interior Plateau. Where the Columbia Mountains meet the Interior Plateau there are intermediary areas known as highlands - the Quesnel Highland (west flank of the Cariboos), the Shuswap Highland (south of the Cariboos and west of the northern Monashees, and the Okanagan Highland (west of the southern Monashees. These are listed here but are often considered to be part of the Interior Plateau. Location map of the Okanagan Highland The Okanagan Highland, also known as the Okanogan Highland in the United States, is a plateau-like hilly area in British Columbia, Canada. ...
The Thompson River is a major tributary of the Fraser River in the south-central portion of British Columbia, Canada. ...
The Cariboo Mountains are the northernmost subrange of the Columbia Mountains, which run down into the Spokane, Washington area of the United States and include the Selkirks, Monashees and Purcells. ...
The Interior Plateau comprises a large region of central British Columbia, and lies between the Cariboo and Monashee Mountains on the east, and the Hazelton Mountains, Coast Mountains and Cascade Range on the west. ...
The Interior Plateau comprises a large region of central British Columbia, and lies between the Cariboo and Monashee Mountains on the east, and the Hazelton Mountains, Coast Mountains and Cascade Range on the west. ...
The Cariboo Mountains are the northernmost subrange of the Columbia Mountains, which run down into the Spokane, Washington area of the United States and include the Selkirks, Monashees and Purcells. ...
The Cariboo Mountains are the northernmost subrange of the Columbia Mountains, which run down into the Spokane, Washington area of the United States and include the Selkirks, Monashees and Purcells. ...
Monashee Mountains are a mountain range in British Columbia, Canada covering the areas of British Columbia (78%) and Washington State (22%) and extending 530 km from north to south and 150 km from east to west. ...
Monashee Mountains are a mountain range in British Columbia, Canada covering the areas of British Columbia (78%) and Washington State (22%) and extending 530 km from north to south and 150 km from east to west. ...
The Interior Plateau comprises a large region of central British Columbia, and lies between the Cariboo and Monashee Mountains on the east, and the Hazelton Mountains, Coast Mountains and Cascade Range on the west. ...
Some geographic classifications also include the Cabinet Mountains and Salish Mountains, which lie south of the Purcells between the Kootenai River and the Clark Fork of the Columbia, but in US classification systems they are generally considered to be part of the Rocky Mountains. The Salish Mountains are located in the northwest corner of the U.S. State of Montana. ...
The Kootenay River (spelled Kootenai River for its American portions) is the uppermost major tributary of the Columbia River, flowing through British Columbia, Montana and Idaho. ...
Clark Fork can refer to: Clark Fork, Idaho The Clark Fork River This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...
Mountains The following mountains are the 10 tallest mountains (in order) contained within the Columbian Mountains[1]: - Mount Sir Sandford (3522 m) (Selkirks)
- Mount Sir Wilfrid Laurier (3520 m) (Cariboos)
- Mount Farnham (3493 m) (Purcell)
- Mount Jumbo (3437 m) (Purcell)
- Howser Spire (3412 m) (Purcell)
- Mount Delphine (3406 m) (Purcell)
- Mount Sir John Abbott (3398 m) (Cariboo)
- Mount Hammond (3387 m) (Purcell)
- Mount Dawson (3377 m) (Selkirk)
- Eyebrow Peak (3362 m) (Purcell)
==http://en.wikipedia.org/skins-1.5/common/images/button_link.png Internal linkPasses== The following passes are located within the Columbia Mountains [2] Mount Sir Wilfrid Laurier is a 3516 m (11535 ft) peak located at co-ordinates in the Premier Range of the Cariboo Mountains in the east-central interior of British Columbia, Canada. ...
Mount Sir John Abbott is a 3398 m (11148 ft) peak located at co-ordinates in the Premier Range of the Cariboo Mountains in the east-central interior of British Columbia, Canada. ...
- Cedarside Pass (Fraser and Columbia 800m)
- Canal Flats (Columbia and Kootenay
Canal Flats is the headwaters of the Columbia River. ...
Sources - [3] Peakbagger.com
- [4] Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia
Coordinates: 51°45′N 118°30′W Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...
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