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Cariboo Mountains
Peaks in the Premier Range
Highest point
PeakMount Sir Wilfrid Laurier
Elevation3,516 m (11,535 ft)
Coordinates52°48′05″N 119°43′54″W / 52.80139°N 119.73167°W / 52.80139; -119.73167
Dimensions
Length245 km (152 mi) SE-NW
Width90 km (56 mi) SW-NE
Area7,700 km2 (3,000 sq mi)
Geography
Location map of the Cariboo Mountains
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
Range coordinates52°55′N 120°15′W / 52.917°N 120.250°W / 52.917; -120.250
Parent rangeColumbia Mountains

The Cariboo Mountains are the northernmost subrange of the Columbia Mountains,[1][2] which run down into the Spokane area of the United States and include the Selkirks, Monashees and Purcells. The Cariboo Mountains are entirely within the province of British Columbia, Canada. The range is 7,700 square kilometres (3,000 sq mi) in area and about 245 km in length (southeast–northwest) and about 90 km at its widest (southwest–northeast).

  1. ^ Marsh, James H. (1999). "Cariboo Mountains". The Canadian Encyclopedia. McClelland & Stewart. p. 401. ISBN 978-0-7710-2099-5.
  2. ^ "Cariboo Mountains". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2022-09-11.

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