Selwyn Range (British Columbia)

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Selwyn Range
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Selwyn Range, with Mount McKirdy to left
Highest point
Listing Ranges of the Canadian Rockies
Dimensions
Area1,318 km2 (509 sq mi) [1]
Geography
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Selwyn Range
Location in East central British Columbia
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
District Cariboo
Range coordinates 52°54′59″N119°10′04″W / 52.91639°N 119.16778°W / 52.91639; -119.16778 [2]
Parent range Park Ranges, Continental Ranges, Canadian Rockies
Topo map NTS   83D14 Valemount [3]

The Selwyn Range is a mountain range in the Canadian Rockies in British Columbia. A subrange of the Park Ranges of the Continental Ranges, it is located west of Jasper National Park, east of Valemount and south of Mount Robson Provincial Park. [1]

It was named after Alfred Selwyn, the first director of the Geological Survey of Canada.

The Fraser River originates in this mountain range, nearFraser Pass.

List of Mountains

RankMountain / PeakElevationProminenceCoordinates
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1 Overlander Mountain 2,6878,8168752,871 52°59′29″N119°11′41″W / 52.99139°N 119.19472°W / 52.99139; -119.19472
2 Mount McKirdy 2,5868,4844161,365 52°50′37″N119°8′0″W / 52.84361°N 119.13333°W / 52.84361; -119.13333
3 Klapperhorn Mountain 2,3017,549124407 53°0′5″N119°13′6″W / 53.00139°N 119.21833°W / 53.00139; -119.21833

References

  1. 1 2 "Selwyn Range". bivouac.com. Retrieved August 7, 2007.
  2. "Selwyn Range". BC Geographical Names . Retrieved 2023-07-09.
  3. "Selwyn Rangea". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2023-07-09.