Murray Range

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Murray Range
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Murray Range from Highway 97
Highest point
Peak Grant Peak
Elevation 2,094 m (6,870 ft) [1]
Prominence 942 m (3,091 ft) [1]
Listing Mountains of British Columbia
Coordinates 55°13′02″N122°16′56″W / 55.21722°N 122.28222°W / 55.21722; -122.28222 [2]
Geography
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Country Canada
Province British Columbia
Range coordinates 55°23′29″N122°34′30″W / 55.39139°N 122.57500°W / 55.39139; -122.57500 [3]
Parent range Hart Ranges

Murray Range is a subdivision range of the Hart Ranges, of the Northern Rockies in British Columbia, Canada. The majority of the range lies within the Pine-Lemoray Provincial Park and is noted for its snowmobiling, hiking and ski touring opportunities. The boundaries of the Murray Range generally lie between the Misinchinka River to the west and Mountain Creek to the east; the Pine River to the north and Mount Reynolds to the south. [4]

Several mountains in the range are named after local area Canadian soldiers killed in action during World War II and World War I. [3]

Prominent Peaks

Official peaks in the Murray Range [5]
Rank Mountain Peak Coordinates Elevation (m/ft) Prominence (m/ft) Isolation Nearest Higher Neighbour
1 Grant Peak 55°13′3″N122°16′57″W / 55.21750°N 122.28250°W / 55.21750; -122.28250 2,0946,870 9423,091 13.8 km SE

11.6 mi SE

Alexis W3
2 Mount Hunter 55°18′46″N122°25′11″W / 55.31278°N 122.41972°W / 55.31278; -122.41972 2,0326,667 6742,211 11.3 ESE

7.0 mi ESE

Grant Peak
3 Milburn Peak 55°15′29″N122°21′2″W / 55.25806°N 122.35056°W / 55.25806; -122.35056 2,0196,624 5031,650 5.1 km WNW

3.1 mi WNW

Mount Hunter
4 Mount Reynolds 55°11′18″N122°21′38″W / 55.18833°N 122.36056°W / 55.18833; -122.36056 2,0046,575 5831,913 5.9 km ENE

3.7 mil ENE

Grant Peak
5 Mount Murray 55°27′22″N122°41′3″W / 55.45611°N 122.68417°W / 55.45611; -122.68417 1,8025,912 3591,178 18.6 km ESE

11.5 mi ESE

Unnamed Peak
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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mount Murray (British Columbia)</span>

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Mount Hunter, is a 2,032-metre (6,667 ft) mountain in the Murray Range of the Hart Ranges in Northern British Columbia. The mountain is within the Pine-Lemoray Provincial Park.

Grant Peak is a 2,094-metre (6,870 ft) mountain in the Murray Range of the Hart Ranges in Northern British Columbia.

Mount Reynolds, is a 2,004-metre (6,575 ft) mountain in the Murray Range of the Hart Ranges in Northern British Columbia.

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Solitude Range is a subdivision range of the Hart Ranges, of the Northern Rockies in British Columbia, Canada. The boundaries of the Solitude Range generally lie between the Murray Range and Mountain Creek to the west, Le Moray Creek to the east, the Pine River to the north and Mount Merrick to the south.

Mount Stephenson, is a 2,037-metre (6,683 ft) mountain in the Solitude Range of the Hart Ranges in Northern British Columbia.

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Watson Peak, is a 1,923-metre (6,309 ft) mountain in the Solitude Range of the Hart Ranges in Northern British Columbia.

The Pioneer Range is a small subdivision range of the Hart Ranges, of the Northern Rockies in British Columbia, Canada. The boundaries of the Pioneer Range are generally the Murray River to the east, Monkman Glacier to the west, Imperial Creek to the north and the Limestone Lakes to the south. The majority of the Pioneer Range lies within Monkman Provincial Park.

Mount Selwyn, is a 2,291-metre (7,516-feet) mountain in the Miscinchinka Ranges of the Hart Ranges in Northern British Columbia.

Alexis Peak, is a 2,123-metre (6,965 ft) mountain in the Misinchinka Ranges of the Hart Ranges in Northern British Columbia.

References

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  2. "Grant Peak". BC Geographical Names . Retrieved 2020-05-04.
  3. 1 2 "Murray Range". BC Geographical Names . Retrieved 2020-05-01.
  4. Holland, Stuart S (1976). Bulletin 48: Landforms of British Columbia--A Physiographic Outline (PDF). K.M MacDonald, Province of British Columbia. p. 89. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04.
  5. "Hart Ranges". PeakVisor. Retrieved 2020-05-05.