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- ↑ "Butler Range". BC Geographical Names .
- ↑ "Butler Range". bivouac.com.
- ↑ British Columbia Place Names. 1977 , p. 34, at Google Books
- ↑ The Wild North Land. 1874 , p. 267, at Google Books
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