Valhalla Ranges
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Valhalla Ranges
| photo = Valhallas.jpg
| photo_caption = Gladsheim, Asgard, and Midgard from the north
| country = Canada
| region_type = Province
| region = British Columbia
| parent = Selkirk Mountains
| highest=Gladsheim Peak
| elevation_m=2830
|coordinates = {{coord|49|47|N|117|43|W|type:mountain_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| map=British Columbia
| map_caption=Location in British Columbia
}}
The Valhalla Ranges are a subrange of the Selkirk Mountains of the Columbia Mountains in southeastern British Columbia, Canada, located between Lower Arrow Lake of the Arrow Lakes and Slocan River.
The ranges were named by G.M. Dawson for the hall of immortality where Norse heroes went after their death in battle.{{Citation | last =Akrigg | first =G.P.V. | last2 =Akrigg | first2 =Helen B. | title =British Columbia Place Names | place =Vancouver | publisher =UBC Press | year =1986 | edition =3rd, 1997 | isbn =0-7748-0636-2 | url-access =registration | url =https://archive.org/details/britishcolumbiap0000akri_w1q9 }}{{rp|278}}
Sub-ranges
References
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- {{cite bcgnis|23533|Valhalla Ranges}}
- [http://www.bivouac.com/ArxPg.asp?ArxId=1661 Valhalla Ranges] in the Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia
External links
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{{Interior Ranges of British Columbia}}
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