Selwyn Range (British Columbia)
Mountain range in British Columbia, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the subrange near Mount Robson. For the range between Yukon and the Northwest Territories, see Selwyn Mountains. For the range in Australia, see Selwyn Range (Australia).
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]
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Selwyn Range | |
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Highest point | |
Listing | Ranges of the Canadian Rockies |
Dimensions | |
Area | 1,517 km2 (586 sq mi)[1] |
Geography | |
Country | Canada |
Province | British Columbia |
District | Cariboo |
Range coordinates | 52°54′59″N 119°10′04″W[2] |
Parent range | Park Ranges, Continental Ranges, Canadian Rockies |
Topo map | NTS 83D/14[3] |
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It was named after Alfred Selwyn, the first director of the Geological Survey of Canada.
The Fraser River originates in this mountain range, near Fraser Pass.