Battle Range

{{Infobox mountain

| name=Battle Range

| photo=RockyMountainsBattleRange.JPG

| photo_caption= Battle Range, from Typee Mountain

| country=Canada

| region_type=Province

| region=British Columbia

| district = Kootenay Land District

| parent=Selkirk Mountains

| highest=

| elevation_m=

| elevation_ref=

| map = Canada British Columbia#Canada

| map_caption = Location in British Columbia

| range_coordinates = {{coord|50|55|N|117|20|W|type:mountain_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| range_coordinates_ref={{cite cgndb|id=JAWGO|name=Battle Range|accessdate=2021-05-04}}

| topo_map = NTS {{Canada NTS Map Sheet|82|K|14}}

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The Battle Range is a subrange of the Selkirk Mountains of the Columbia Mountains in southeastern British Columbia, Canada, located between Incomappleux River and Duncan River south of Battle Brook.{{cite bcgnis|id=12488|name=Battle Range|access-date=2021-05-04}} It is named in association with Battle Brook which in turn was the site of a legendary battle between a grizzly bear and 1890s prospector George Ritchie.

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, the Battle Range is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.{{cite journal | author = Peel, M. C. |author2=Finlayson, B. L. |author3=McMahon, T. A. | year = 2007 | title = Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification | journal = Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. | volume = 11 | pages = 1633–1644 | issn = 1027-5606}} Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C.

References

[https://web.archive.org/web/20071112203047/http://bivouac.com/ArxPg.asp?ArxId=1215 Battle Range] in the Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia

Category:Kootenay Land District

Battle Range

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