Selwyn Range (British Columbia)

This article is about the subrange near Mount Robson. For the range between Yukon and the Northwest Territories, see Selwyn Mountains. For the range in Australia, see Selwyn Range (Australia).
Selwyn Range
Selwyn Range, with Mount McKirdy to left
Highest point
ListingRanges of the Canadian Rockies
Dimensions
Area1,517 km2 (586 sq mi)[1]
Geography
Selwyn Range is located in British Columbia
Selwyn Range
Selwyn Range
Location in East central British Columbia
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
DistrictCariboo
Range coordinates52°54′59″N 119°10′04″W / 52.91639°N 119.16778°W / 52.91639; -119.16778[2]
Parent rangePark Ranges, Continental Ranges, Canadian Rockies
Topo mapNTS 83D/14[3]

The Selwyn Range is a mountain range in the Canadian Rockies in British Columbia. A subrange of the Park Ranges of the Continental Ranges, it is located west of Jasper National Park, east of Valemount and south of Mount Robson Provincial Park.[1]

It was named after Alfred Selwyn, the first director of the Geological Survey of Canada.

The Fraser River originates in this mountain range, near Fraser Pass.

  1. ^ a b "Selwyn Range". bivouac.com. Retrieved August 7, 2007.
  2. ^ "Selwyn Range". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2023-07-09.
  3. ^ "Selwyn Rangea". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2023-07-09.