Ranges of the Canadian Rockies

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The Canadian Rockies are a segment of the North American Rocky Mountains found in the Canadian provinces of Alberta and British Columbia.

List of ranges

There is no universally accepted hierarchical division of the Canadian Rockies into subranges.{{cite report |url=http://www.empr.gov.bc.ca/Mining/Geoscience/PublicationsCatalogue/BulletinInformation/BulletinsAfter1940/Documents/Bull48-txt.pdf |title=Landforms of British Columbia: A Physiographic Outline |first=S. |last=Holland |orig-date=1964 |year=1976 |publisher=British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources |access-date=2017-05-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304185301/http://www.empr.gov.bc.ca/Mining/Geoscience/PublicationsCatalogue/BulletinInformation/BulletinsAfter1940/Documents/Bull48-txt.pdf |archivedate=2016-03-04 |url-status=dead }} For ease of navigation only, this article follows{{cite peakbagger |rid=141 |name=Canadian Rockies}} and divides the Canadian Rockies into Far Northern Rockies, Northern Continental Ranges, Central Main Ranges, Central Front Ranges and Southern Continental Ranges, each of these subdivided in distinct areas and ranges.

From north to south and west to east, these mountain ranges are:

=Far Northern Rockies=

{{Main|Northern Rockies}}

The Far Northern Rockies lie in British Columbia, and run from Prince George almost to the Yukon border.{{cite peakbagger |rid=140 |name=Far Northern Rockies}}

=Northern Continental Ranges=

{{Main|Continental Ranges}}

The Northern Continental Ranges run along the British Columbia-Alberta border north from Jasper to Mount Sir Alexander.{{cite peakbagger |rid=1410 |name=Northern Continental Ranges}}

=Central Main Ranges=

{{Main|Park Ranges}}

The Central Main (or Park) Ranges lie northeast of the Rocky Mountain Trench, from Golden to Valemount.{{cite peakbagger |rid=1411 |name=Central Main Ranges}}

=Central Front Ranges=

{{Main|Front Ranges}}

The Central Front Ranges lie northeast of the Rocky Mountain Trench, from Banff to Jasper.{{cite peakbagger |rid=1412 |name=Central Front Ranges}}

=Southern Continental Ranges=

{{Main|Continental Ranges}}

The Southern Continental Ranges run along the British Columbia-Alberta border from Banff down to Fernie{{cite peakbagger |rid=1413 |name=Southern Continental Ranges}}

=Border Ranges=

{{Main|Border Ranges (Rocky Mountains)}}

See also

References

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