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Border Ranges (Rocky Mountains)

Coordinates: 48°59′59″N 114°30′03″W / 48.99972°N 114.50083°W / 48.99972; -114.50083
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Border Ranges
Border Ranges is located in Alberta
Border Ranges
Border Ranges
Border Ranges is located in British Columbia
Border Ranges
Border Ranges
Border Ranges is located in Montana
Border Ranges
Border Ranges
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StateMontana
Range coordinates48°59′59″N 114°30′03″W / 48.99972°N 114.50083°W / 48.99972; -114.50083[1]
Parent rangeRocky Mountains

The Border Ranges are the southernmost subdivision of the Canadian Rockies surrounding the borders of the Canadian provinces of British Columbia and Alberta, as well as the border of the U.S. state of Montana.[1][2] It includes the Macdonald Range in British Columbia and Montana west of the Flathead River and east of the Wigwam River, the Clark Range straddling the British Columbia-Alberta-Montana borders east of the Flathead River, the Galton Range in British Columbia and Montana on the west side of the Wigwam River, and the Lewis Range in Alberta and Montana.[2][3][4][5] In Montana, the Clark Range is called the Livingston Range whereas the Galton and Macdonald ranges are referred to as the Whitefish Range.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Border Ranges". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2024-11-04.
  2. ^ a b c Holland, Stuart S. (1976). Landforms of British Columbia: A Physiographic Outline (PDF) (Report). Government of British Columbia. pp. 84, 85. ASIN B0006EB676. OCLC 601782234. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-11-14.
  3. ^ "Macdonald Range". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2024-11-04.
  4. ^ "Clark Range". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2024-11-04.
  5. ^ "Galton Range". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2024-11-04.