Selwyn Range | |
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Selwyn Range, with Mount McKirdy to left | |
Highest point | |
Listing | Ranges of the Canadian Rockies |
Dimensions | |
Area | 1,318 km2 (509 sq mi) [1] |
Geography | |
Country | Canada |
Province | British Columbia |
District | Cariboo |
Range coordinates | 52°54′59″N119°10′04″W / 52.91639°N 119.16778°W [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.
Rank | Mountain / Peak | Elevation | Prominence | Coordinates | ||
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m | ft | m | ft | |||
1 | Overlander Mountain | 2,687 | 8,816 | 875 | 2,871 | 52°59′29″N119°11′41″W / 52.99139°N 119.19472°W |
2 | Mount McKirdy | 2,586 | 8,484 | 416 | 1,365 | 52°50′37″N119°8′0″W / 52.84361°N 119.13333°W |
3 | Klapperhorn Mountain | 2,301 | 7,549 | 124 | 407 | 53°0′5″N119°13′6″W / 53.00139°N 119.21833°W |
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