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Selkirk Mountains

Range Type	Mountain range with well-recognized name
Highest Point	Mount Sir Sandford (3519 m/11,545 ft)
Countries	Canada (57%), United States (43%) (numbers are approximate percentage of range area)
States/Provinces	British Columbia (57%), Washington (27%), Idaho (15%) (numbers are approximate percentage of range area)
Area	42,143 sq km / 16,271 sq mi Area may include lowland areas
Extent	525 km / 326 mi North-South 170 km / 106 mi East-West
Center Lat/Long	49° 47' N; 117° 30' W
Map Link	Microsoft Bing Map
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Map of Selkirk Mountains
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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 Selkirk Mountains.

Columbia Mountains	Level 3 (Parent)
Cariboo Mountains	Level 4 (Sibling)
Shuswap Highland	Level 4 (Sibling)
Okanogan Highlands	Level 4 (Sibling)
Monashee Mountains	Level 4 (Sibling)
Selkirk Mountains	Level 4
Far North Selkirk Mountains	Level 5 (Child)
Revelstoke Ranges	Level 5 (Child)
Glacier National Park Selkirks	Level 5 (Child)
Duncan Ranges	Level 5 (Child)
Slocan Ranges	Level 5 (Child)
Valhalla Ranges	Level 5 (Child)
Bonnington Range	Level 5 (Child)
Nelson Range	Level 5 (Child)
Southwest Selkirks	Level 5 (Child)
Priest Lake Selkirks	Level 5 (Child)
Purcell Mountains	Level 4 (Sibling)

Major Peaks of the Selkirk Mountains

Ten Highest Peaks
Rank	Peak Name	m	ft	Range5
1.	Mount Sir Sandford	3519	11,545	Far North Selkirk Mountains
2.	Mount Dawson	3377	11,079	Glacier National Park Selkirks
3.	Mount Selwyn	3355	11,007	Glacier National Park Selkirks
4.	Adamant Mountain	3345	10,974	Far North Selkirk Mountains
5.	Austerity Mountain	3337	10,948	Far North Selkirk Mountains
6.	Mount Wheeler	3336	10,945	Glacier National Park Selkirks
7.	Grand Mountain	3287	10,784	Glacier National Park Selkirks
8.	Mount Sir Donald	3284	10,774	Glacier National Park Selkirks
9.	Sugarloaf Mountain	3274	10,741	Glacier National Park Selkirks
10.	Beaver Mountain	3247	10,653	Glacier National Park Selkirks
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	Range5
1.	Mount Sir Sandford	3519	11,545	Far North Selkirk Mountains
2.	Mount Dawson	3377	11,079	Glacier National Park Selkirks
3.	Mount Moloch	3094	10,151	Revelstoke Ranges
4.	Mount Cooper	3094	10,151	Slocan Ranges
5.	Mount Templeman	3074	10,085	Duncan Ranges
6.	Gladsheim Peak	2830	9285	Valhalla Ranges
7.	Kootenay Mountain	2456	8058	Nelson Range
8.	South Selkirk Crest	2350+	7709+	Priest Lake Selkirks
9.	Siwash Mountain	2320	7612	Bonnington Range
10.	Abercrombie Mountain	2227	7308	Southwest Selkirks

Photos of Peaks in the Selkirk Mountains

Mount Sir Sandford Sir Sanford on the approach from Fairy Meadows Photo by Steve Sheriff. Click here for larger-size photo.	Mount Sir Donald Summit of Sir Donald (2012-08-16). Photo by Mike Zampino. Click here for larger-size photo.
Uto Peak Uto Peak, on the left. Its taller neighbor is the Mount Sir Donald (2018-07-28). Photo by Jan Triska. Click here for larger-size photo.	Cond Peak The snowy crest of Cond Peak in the Kokanee Park area of B.C (2017-08-21). Click here for larger-size photo.
Ursus Major Mountain I believe this peak rising above Balu Pass in the Selkirks is Ursus Major (1992-08-08).	Mount Afton Mount Afton (2553m) is on the right. The route goes up from the Afton-Abbott col and up the left skyline. Mt. Abbott is the lower peak to the left (2018-07-28). Photo by Jan Triska. Click here for larger-size photo.
South Selkirk Crest South Selkirk Crest, Idaho. Photo by Cedron Jones (2008-08-23). Click here for larger-size photo.	Gypsy Peak Gypsy Peak as viewed from the summit of Peak 7177 (2016-07-21). Photo by H Yless. Click here for larger-size photo.
Abercrombie Mountain Looking north into Canada from the summit of Abercrombie Mtn (2016-08-20). Photo by Andrew Hladecek. Click here for larger-size photo.	Hooknose Mountain Zoe on Hooknose Mountain (2020-09-04). Photo by Grant Myers. Click here for larger-size photo.

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