Selwyn Range (British Columbia)

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]

Selwyn Range
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
Selwyn Range Location in East central British Columbia
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 83D14 Valemount[3]

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.

List of Mountains

Rank	Mountain / Peak	Elevation		Prominence		Coordinates
		m	ft	m	ft
1	Overlander Mountain	2,687	8,816	875	2,871	52°59′29″N 119°11′41″W
2	Mount McKirdy	2,586	8,484	416	1,365	52°50′37″N 119°8′0″W
3	Klapperhorn Mountain	2,301	7,549	124	407	53°0′5″N 119°13′6″W