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Columbia Mountains

Range Type	Mountain range with well-recognized name
Highest Point	Mount Sir Sandford (3519 m/11,545 ft)
Countries	Canada (75%), United States (25%) (numbers are approximate percentage of range area)
States/Provinces	British Columbia (75%), Washington (17%), Idaho (5%), Montana (3%) (numbers are approximate percentage of range area)
Area	135,952 sq km / 52,491 sq mi Area may include lowland areas
Extent	741 km / 461 mi North-South 493 km / 306 mi East-West
Center Lat/Long	50° 45' N; 118° 41' W
Map Link	Microsoft Bing Map
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Map of Columbia Mountains
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Note: Range borders shown on map are an approximation and are not authoritative.
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Other Ranges: To go to pages for other ranges either click on the map above, or on range names in the hierarchy snapshot below, which show the parent, siblings, and children of the Columbia Mountains.

Intermountain West	Level 2 (Parent)
British Columbia Interior	Level 3 (Sibling)
Columbia Mountains	Level 3
Cariboo Mountains	Level 4 (Child)
Shuswap Highland	Level 4 (Child)
Okanogan Highlands	Level 4 (Child)
Monashee Mountains	Level 4 (Child)
Selkirk Mountains	Level 4 (Child)
Purcell Mountains	Level 4 (Child)
Columbia Plateau	Level 3 (Sibling)
Great Basin Ranges	Level 3 (Sibling)
Colorado Plateau	Level 3 (Sibling)
Southwest Basins and Ranges	Level 3 (Sibling)

Major Peaks of the Columbia Mountains

Ten Highest Peaks
Rank	Peak Name	m	ft	Range4
1.	Mount Sir Sandford	3519	11,545	Selkirk Mountains
2.	Mount Sir Wilfrid Laurier	3516	11,535	Cariboo Mountains
3.	Mount Farnham	3493	11,460	Purcell Mountains
4.	Mount Jumbo	3437	11,276	Purcell Mountains
5.	Howser Spire	3412	11,194	Purcell Mountains
6.	Karnak Mountain	3411	11,191	Purcell Mountains
7.	Mount Delphine	3406	11,175	Purcell Mountains
8.	Mount Sir John Abbott	3398	11,148	Cariboo Mountains
9.	Mount Hammond	3387	11,112	Purcell Mountains
10.	Mount Dawson	3377	11,079	Selkirk Mountains
Sub-peaks are excluded from this list. List may not be complete, since only summits in the PBC Database are included.

Child Range High Points
Rank	Peak Name	m	ft	Range4
1.	Mount Sir Sandford	3519	11,545	Selkirk Mountains
2.	Mount Sir Wilfrid Laurier	3516	11,535	Cariboo Mountains
3.	Mount Farnham	3493	11,460	Purcell Mountains
4.	Mount Monashee	3274	10,741	Monashee Mountains
5.	Dunn Peak	2636	8648	Shuswap Highland
6.	Big White Mountain	2315	7595	Okanogan Highlands

Photos of Peaks in the Columbia Mountains

Ursus Major Mountain: I believe this peak rising above Balu Pass in the Selkirks is Ursus Major.

South Selkirk Crest: South Selkirk Crest, Idaho. Photo by Cedron Jones.

Mount Bonaparte: The fire lookout tower on Mount Bonaparte was manned as recently as 1992.

Snow Peak: Snow Peak, well-named in this picture.

Hoodoo Mountain: A snowy Hoodoo Mountain.

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