Coast Mountains

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geographical feature mountain range

The Coast Mountains are a major mountain range along the Pacific coast of western North America, known for their rugged peaks, heavy glaciation, and significant influence on regional climate and ecosystems.

Aliases (2)

Coastal Mountains ×1
Kitimat Ranges ×1

Statements (64)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geographical feature → mountain range →
age	Cenozoic → Mesozoic →
borders	Interior Plateau of British Columbia → Pacific Ocean →
climateEffect	orographic precipitation → rain shadow →
contains	Boundary Ranges → Chilcotin Ranges → Fitzsimmons Range → Garibaldi Ranges → Ha-Iltzuk Icefield → Homathko Icefield → Juneau Icefield → Kitimat Ranges → Mount Fairweather → Mount Garibaldi → Pacific Ranges → Whistler Mountain →
continent	North America →
country	Canada → United States of America →
drainageTo	Fraser River → Pacific Ocean → Skeena River → Stikine River → Taku River →
ecoregion	alpine tundra → temperate rainforest →
extendsInto	Alaska → British Columbia → Yukon →
feature	deep fjords → heavy glaciation → icefields → rugged peaks → steep relief →
geologicalProcess	subduction of the Farallon Plate → subduction of the Juan de Fuca Plate →
geology	granitic batholiths → plutonic rocks →
hasMajorCityNearby	Juneau → Vancouver →
highestElevation	13186 feet → 4019 metres →
highestPoint	Mount Waddington →
influences	Pacific coastal climate → interior plateau climate →
knownFor	heli-skiing → mountaineering → skiing →
languageOriginOfName	English →
locatedIn	western North America →
locatedOn	Pacific Coast →
nameRefersTo	proximity to the coast →
orogeny	Coast Plutonic Complex → Coast Range Arc →
orogenyType	continental volcanic arc →
parallelTo	Pacific shoreline →
partOf	American Cordillera → Pacific Coast Ranges →
separates	Pacific coastal region → interior of British Columbia →

Referenced by (23)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Juneau Icefield → Mount Cayley → Mount Garibaldi → Mount Meager massif → Whistler Blackcomb → White Pass →	locatedIn
Canada West Coast → Pacific coast of North America ("Coastal Mountains") → Pacific coast of North America →	borderedBy
British Columbia → Coast Mountains ("Kitimat Ranges") → North American Cordillera →	contains
Juneau Icefield → Mount Garibaldi → White Pass →	mountainRange
British Columbia → Pacific Northwest →	hasMountainRange
Gastineau Channel → Vancouver →	near
Cascadia →	hasGeographicFeature
Canada West Coast →	hasPart
Fraser Canyon →	passesThrough
Mount Meager massif →	range