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The
Hazelton Mountains are a grouping of mountain ranges on the inland lee of the
Kitimat Ranges of the
Coast Mountains in northwestern
British Columbia,
Canada, spanning the area of
Hazelton, British Columbia south to the Nechako Reservoir. They are considered by geographers to be part of the
Interior Mountains complex, though in local perspective they are considered to be part of the Coast Mountains. They are neighboured on the west by the
Kitimat Ranges and on the east by the southermost section of the
Skeena Mountains; beyond the Nass River, which is their northern boundary, are the
Boundary Ranges of the
Coast Mountains. To their southeast is the
Nechako Plateau, including the Quanchus Range on the near-island between Ootsa and Eutsuk Lakes of the Nechako Reservoir (the Quanchus may be considered to be part of the Hazelton Mountains in some classification systems).
The Hazelton Mountains consist of several subranges:
North of the Skeena River:
- Nass Ranges
- Kispiox Range
South of the Skeena River and west of the Bulkley River:
- Bulkley Ranges, which include the:
- Bornite Range
- Howson Range, which includes the highest summit of the Kitimat Ranges, Howson Peak, 2759m (9052')
- OK Range
- Rocher Déboulé Range
- Telkwa Range
- Tahtsa Ranges, including the:
- Chikamin Range
- Kasalka Range
- Morice Range
- Sibola Range
- Tochquonyalla Range
- Whitesail Range
- Pattullo Range
[edit] References
S. Holland, Landforms of British Columbia, Province of British Columbia (1976).
Coordinates: 53°43′57″N, 126°23′55″W
