Hazelton Mountains

Hazelton Mountains
Range
Country	Canada
Province	British Columbia
Part of	Interior Mountains
Area	25,118 km² (9,698 sq mi)
Location of the Hazelton Mountains

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, between the Kitsumkalum (W) and Kitwanga Rivers (E).
  • The Nass Ranges include the Tseax Cone, an active volcano which killed 2,000 Nisga'a people.
• Kispiox Range, east of the Kitwanga River to the Skeena River.
  • The town of Hazelton, British Columbia is at the range's southeast corner.

South of the Skeena River and west of the Bulkley River:

• Bulkley Ranges, the highest summit is Seven Sisters Peaks, 2,786 m (9,140 ft), southwest of Kitwanga.^[1], and which is also the highest summit of the Hazelton Mountains. They include the:
  • Bornite Range
  • Howson Range, the highest summit of which is Howson Peak, 2,759 m (9,052 ft)
  • O.K. Range
  • Rocher Déboulé Range
  • Telkwa Range
• Tahtsa Ranges, including the:
  • Chikamin Range
  • Kasalka Range
  • Morice Range
  • Sibola Range
  • Tochquonyalla Range
  • Whitesail Range
• Pattullo Range

References

S. Holland, Landforms of British Columbia, Province of British Columbia (1976).

• Hazelton Mountains in the BC Geographical Names Information System

Coordinates: 53°43′57″N 126°23′55″W / 53.7325°N 126.39861°W / 53.7325; -126.39861

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