Columbia Mountains
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The Columbia Mountains are a rugged mountain range in southeastern British Columbia and parts of the northwestern United States, known for their steep terrain, extensive forests, and significant role in regional ecology and outdoor recreation.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Columbia Mountains canonical | 20 |
| Selkirk Mountains | 4 |
| Monashee Mountains | 3 |
| Bitterroot Range | 1 |
| Cariboo Mountains | 1 |
| Cascadian mountains | 1 |
| Columbia Mountains and Highlands | 1 |
| Kootenay Ranges | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | mountain range ⓘ |
| biome |
alpine tundra
ⓘ
subalpine forest ⓘ temperate coniferous forest ⓘ |
| climate |
humid continental
ⓘ
subalpine and alpine climates at higher elevations ⓘ |
| containsProtectedArea |
Bugaboo Provincial Park
ⓘ
Glacier National Park (Canada) ⓘ Goat Range Provincial Park ⓘ Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park ⓘ Mount Revelstoke National Park ⓘ Valhalla Provincial Park ⓘ Yoho National Park (partly considered within Columbia and Rocky transition) ⓘ |
| country |
Canada
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| drainage |
Columbia River
ⓘ
surface form:
Columbia River basin
Fraser River ⓘ
surface form:
Fraser River basin (northern parts)
|
| ecoregionRole | important habitat for wildlife in the Interior Wetbelt ⓘ |
| extendsInto |
Idaho
ⓘ
Montana ⓘ Washington ⓘ
surface form:
Washington (state)
|
| geologicalEra | mainly Proterozoic and Paleozoic origins ⓘ |
| geology |
metamorphic rocks
ⓘ
primarily sedimentary rocks ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
deep valleys
ⓘ
extensive coniferous forests ⓘ glaciated peaks ⓘ |
| hasSubrange |
Columbia Mountains
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Cariboo Mountains
Columbia Mountains self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Monashee Mountains
Purcell Mountains ⓘ Columbia Mountains self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Selkirk Mountains
|
| knownFor |
backcountry skiing
ⓘ
heli-skiing ⓘ hiking ⓘ mountaineering ⓘ outdoor recreation ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Pacific Northwest
ⓘ
Pacific Northwest ⓘ
surface form:
northwestern United States
southeastern British Columbia ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Columbia River ⓘ |
| partOf |
Interior Ranges
ⓘ
North American Cordillera ⓘ |
| separatedBy | Rocky Mountain Trench ⓘ |
| separatedFrom | Rocky Mountains ⓘ |
| supportsSpecies |
grizzly bear
ⓘ
mountain caribou ⓘ mountain goat ⓘ wolverine ⓘ |
| terrain |
rugged
ⓘ
steep ⓘ |
Referenced by (32)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Bitterroot Range
this entity surface form:
Selkirk Mountains
this entity surface form:
Monashee Mountains
this entity surface form:
Cariboo Mountains
subject surface form:
British Columbia
this entity surface form:
Cascadian mountains
this entity surface form:
Selkirk Mountains
this entity surface form:
Monashee Mountains
this entity surface form:
Kootenay Ranges
this entity surface form:
Columbia Mountains and Highlands
this entity surface form:
Selkirk Mountains
this entity surface form:
Monashee Mountains
this entity surface form:
Selkirk Mountains