Leckie Range (British Columbia)

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Leckie Range
Highest point
Coordinates 50°57′10″N123°05′45″W / 50.95278°N 123.09583°W / 50.95278; -123.09583
Geography
Country Canada
State/Province British Columbia
Parent range Chilcotin Ranges

The Leckie Range is a small mountain range in southwestern British Columbia, Canada, located northwest of Gun Lake between Leckie Creek and Slim Creek. [1] It has an area of 78 km2 and is a subrange of the Chilcotin Ranges which in turn form part of the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains. [2]

Mountain range A geographic area containing several geologically related mountains

A mountain range or hill range is a series of mountains or hills ranged in a line and connected by high ground. A mountain system or mountain belt is a group of mountain ranges with similarity in form, structure, and alignment that have arisen from the same cause, usually an orogeny. Mountain ranges are formed by a variety of geological processes, but most of the significant ones on Earth are the result of plate tectonics. Mountain ranges are also found on many planetary mass objects in the Solar System and are likely a feature of most terrestrial planets.

British Columbia Province of Canada

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References

  1. "Leckie Range". BC Geographical Names.
  2. Leckie Range in the Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia