Boundary Ranges
Alaska Boundary Range
Range
View of the Juneau Icefield. The Juneau Icefield or Juneau Icecap is an Ice field located just north of Juneau, Alaska and continues north through the border with British
Countries	Canada, United States
Regions	British Columbia, Alaska
Part of	Coast Mountains
Highest point	Mount Ratz
- elevation	3,090 m (10,138 ft)
- coordinates	57°23′35.2″N 132°18′11.2″W / 57.393111, -132.303111
Location map of Boundary Ranges; marine shoreline-boundary not shown

The Boundary Ranges, also known in the singular and as the Alaska Boundary Range, are the largest and most northerly subrange of the Coast Mountains. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The United States of America —commonly referred to as the British Columbia (ˌbrɪtɨʃ kəˈlʌmbiə ( BC) ( (la Colombie-Britannique C Alaska ( Аляска Alyaska) is a state in the United States of America, in the northwest of the North American continent The Coast Mountains are a Mountain range of the Pacific Cordillera, running along the north western shore of the North American continent extending south The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The Coast Mountains are a Mountain range of the Pacific Cordillera, running along the north western shore of the North American continent extending south They begin at the Nass River, near the southern end of the Alaska Panhandle in the Canadian province of British Columbia and run to the Kelsall River, near the Chilkoot Pass. The Nass River is a river in northern British Columbia, Canada. The Alaska Panhandle, sometimes referred to as Southeast Alaska, is the southeastern portion of the U The provinces and territories of Canada combine to make up the world's second largest country in total area. British Columbia (ˌbrɪtɨʃ kəˈlʌmbiə ( BC) ( (la Colombie-Britannique C Chilkoot Pass (el 1067 m/3500 ft is a high Mountain pass through the Coast Mountains in the U Beyond them to the west are the Alsek Ranges of the Saint Elias Mountains, while to their east are the Skeena Mountains, Stikine Plateau and Cassiar Mountains of the Interior Mountains complex that lies northwest of the Interior Plateau. The Alsek Ranges are the southeasternmost subdivision of the Saint Elias Mountains of the Pacific Cordillera. The Saint Elias Mountains are a subgroup of the Pacific Coast Ranges located in southeastern Alaska ( United States) southwestern Yukon and the Skeena Mountains, also known as the Skeenas, are a mountain range in the north-central Interior of the Canadian province of British Columbia, The Cassiar Mountains are the most northerly group of the Northern Interior Mountains in the Canadian province of British Columbia. The Interior Mountains or Northern Interior Mountains is a huge area that constitutes most of the northern two thirds of the Canadian province of British Columbia Interior Plateau comprises a large region of central British Columbia, and lies between the Cariboo and Monashee Mountains on the east and the Hazelton To their northeast are the Tagish Highland and the Tahltan Highland. Tagish Highland is an upland area on the inland side of the northernmost Boundary Ranges of the Coast Mountains, spanning far northwestern British Columbia Tahltan Highland is an upland area of plateau and relatively lower mountain ranges in British Columbia, Canada, lying east of the Boundary Ranges and south

The Boundary Ranges include several large icefields, including the Juneau Icefield, between the Alaska city of the same name and Atlin Lake in B.C.; and the Stikine Icecap, which lies between the lower Stikine River and the Whiting River. The Juneau Icefield or Juneau Icecap is an Ice field located just north of Juneau, Alaska and continues north through the border with British Alaska ( Аляска Alyaska) is a state in the United States of America, in the northwest of the North American continent Atlin Lake is a Lake in northwestern British Columbia and is that province's largest natural lake British Columbia (ˌbrɪtɨʃ kəˈlʌmbiə ( BC) ( (la Colombie-Britannique C Stikine Icecap (sometimes referred to as the Stikine Icefield) is a large Icefield straddled on the Alaska &ndash British Columbia boundary in Stikine River (sti-KEEN is a river historically also the Stickeen River, approximately 335 mi (539 km long in northwestern British Columbia in Some of the highest mountains in the Boundary Ranges are: Mount Ratz, 3090 m (10138 ft), Chutine Peak, 2910 m (9547 ft), and Devils Thumb, 2766 m (9077 ft), all in the Stikine Icecap region; and Devils Paw, 2593 m (8507 ft), in the Juneau Icefield. Chutine Peak is one of the highest Mountains in the Boundary Ranges, a group of subranges of the northern Coast Mountains of British Columbia Devils Thumb is a Mountain in the Stikine Icecap region of the Alaska - British Columbia border near Petersburg. Stikine Icecap (sometimes referred to as the Stikine Icefield) is a large Icefield straddled on the Alaska &ndash British Columbia boundary in Devils Paw (or Devil's Paw, or Boundary Peak 93) is the high point of the Juneau Icefield, on the Alaska - British Columbia border The Juneau Icefield or Juneau Icecap is an Ice field located just north of Juneau, Alaska and continues north through the border with British (There are other peaks in the Stikine Icecap higher than 2600 m but they have relatively low topographic prominence. Stikine Icecap (sometimes referred to as the Stikine Icefield) is a large Icefield straddled on the Alaska &ndash British Columbia boundary in )

Despite the height of Mount Ratz and its neighbours, most of the Boundary Ranges are considerably lower than the Pacific Ranges of the southern Coast Mountains. The Pacific Ranges are the southernmost subdivision of the Coast Mountains portion of the Pacific Cordillera. The Coast Mountains are a Mountain range of the Pacific Cordillera, running along the north western shore of the North American continent extending south The larger icefields of the Boundary Ranges are at a much lower elevation than their southern counterparts in the Pacific Ranges because of the difference in latitude. The Pacific Ranges are the southernmost subdivision of the Coast Mountains portion of the Pacific Cordillera.

Physiographically, they are a section of the larger Pacific Border province, which in turn are part of the larger Pacific Mountain System physiographic division. Physiographic regions of the US Interior (See legend) For

Sub-ranges

• Cheja Range
• Chechidla Range
• Chutine Icefield
• Adam Mountains
• Ashington Range
• Burniston Range
• Dezadeash Range
• Florence Range
• Halleck Range
• Juneau Icefield
• Kahpo Mountains
• Kakuhan Range
• Lincoln Mountains
• Longview Range
• Peabody Mountains
• Rousseau Range
• Seward Mountains
• Snowslide Range
• Spectrum Range
• Stikine Icecap

External links

• Boundary Ranges of the Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia

References

• S. The Cheja Range is a icefield-bound Mountain range on the inside perimeter of the Alaska Panhandle in northernwestern British Columbia, Canada The Chechidla Range is a Mountain range in northernwestern British Columbia, Canada, located about west of Dease Lake and 125-150 km south-southeast The Adam Mountains, sometimes called the Adam Range, are a small Mountain range in the southeastern extremity of the Alaska Panhandle, in the The Juneau Icefield or Juneau Icecap is an Ice field located just north of Juneau, Alaska and continues north through the border with British The Snowslide Range is a Mountain range in northwestern British Columbia, Canada, located west of the Bell-Irving River, between Treaty The Spectrum Range, formerly called the Spectrum Mountains and the Rainbow Mountains, is a subrange of the Tahltan Highland and Boundary Stikine Icecap (sometimes referred to as the Stikine Icefield) is a large Icefield straddled on the Alaska &ndash British Columbia boundary in Holland, Landforms of British Columbia, Province of British Columbia, 1976