The Continental Ranges are the largest and most well-known of the three main official subdivisions of the Canadian Rockies, the others being the Hart Ranges and the Muskwa Ranges. They include the whole range south from McGregor Pass, just south of Mount Sir Alexander, all the way to Marias Pass in Montana, which is between the North Fork of the Flathead River and Summit Creek, a tributary of the Two Medicine River. Marias Pass is the route used by the Great Northern Railway. Ringrose Peak, Lake OHara, British Columbia, Canada The Canadian Rockies comprise the Canadian segment of the North American Rocky Mountains range. ... Marias Pass (elevation 5213 ft (1588m)) is a mountain pass in the vicinity of Glacier National Park in northwestern Montana in the United States. ... Middle Fork, near Essex, Montana Length 240 km Elevation of the source - m Average discharge - m³/s Area watershed - km² Origin British Columbia, Canada Mouth Basin countries Canada, United States The Flathead River starts in southeast British Columbia, Canada, and flows south through northwest Montana to Flathead Lake before draining... A Great Northern EMD F7 Locomotive. ...
Sub-ranges
There are four main subdivisions of the Continental Ranges:
Border Ranges (known in Montana as the Montana Ranges)
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