Valhalla Ranges

Valhalla Ranges
Gladsheim, Asgard, and Midgard from the north
Highest point
Peak	Gladsheim Peak
Elevation	2,830 m (9,280 ft)
Coordinates	49°47′N117°43′W / 49.783°N 117.717°W / 49.783; -117.717
Geography
Valhalla Ranges Location in British Columbia
Country	Canada
Province	British Columbia
Parent range	Selkirk Mountains

The Valhalla Ranges are a subrange of the Selkirk Mountains of the Columbia Mountains in southeastern British Columbia, Canada, located between Lower Arrow Lake of the Arrow Lakes and Slocan River.

The ranges were named by G.M. Dawson for the hall of immortality where Norse heroes went after their death in battle. ^{[1] : 278}

Sub-ranges

• Ruby Range

References

1. Akrigg, G.P.V.; Akrigg, Helen B. (1986), British Columbia Place Names (3rd, 1997 ed.), Vancouver: UBC Press, ISBN   0-7748-0636-2

• "Valhalla Ranges". BC Geographical Names .
• Valhalla Ranges in the Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia

External links

• Media related to Valhalla Ranges at Wikimedia Commons