Sir Sandford Range

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Sir Sandford Range
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Mount Sir Sandford from Gothics Glacier
Highest point
PeakMount Sir Sandford
Elevation 3,519 m (11,545 ft) [1]
Dimensions
Area260 km2 (100 sq mi) [2]
Geography
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Sir Sandford Range
Location in British Columbia
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
Range coordinates 51°39′24″N117°52′04″W / 51.65667°N 117.86778°W / 51.65667; -117.86778 [3]
Parent range Big Bend Ranges

The Sir Sandford Range is a subrange of the Big Bend Ranges of the Selkirk Mountains of the Columbia Mountains in southeastern British Columbia, Canada, located between Gold (river) and Palmer Creek just southwest of the Gold Arm of Kinbasket Lake. [3]

The range is named for Sir Sandford Fleming, who was engineer-in-chief of the Canadian Pacific Railway. He was the first to advocate twenty-four-hour day standard time for railways. [3]

References

  1. "Mount Sir Sanford". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-05-12.
  2. "Sir Sandford Range". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-05-12.
  3. 1 2 3 "Sir Sandford Range". BC Geographical Names . Retrieved 2019-05-12.