The Hazelton Mountains are a grouping of

mountain range A mountain range or hill range is a series of mountains or hills arranged in a line and connected by high ground. A mountain system or mountain belt is a group of mountain ranges with similarity in form, structure, and alignment that have arise ...

s on the inland lee of the

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of the

Coast Mountains The Coast Mountains (french: La chaîne Côtière) are a major mountain range in the Pacific Coast Ranges of western North America, extending from southwestern Yukon through the Alaska Panhandle and virtually all of the Coast of British Columbia ...

in northwestern

British Columbia British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, ...

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, spanning the area of Hazelton south to the

Nechako Reservoir The Nechako Reservoir, sometimes called the Ootsa Lake Reservoir, is a hydroelectric reservoir in British Columbia, Canada that was formed by the Kenney Dam making a diversion of the Nechako River through a 16-km intake tunnel in the Kitimat Range ...

. Defined by the British Columbia geographic names office, they span from the

Nass River The Nass River is a river in northern British Columbia, Canada. It flows from the Coast Mountains southwest to Nass Bay, a sidewater of Portland Inlet, which connects to the North Pacific Ocean via the Dixon Entrance. Nass Bay joins Portland Inl ...

to the

Nechako Plateau The Nechako Plateau is the northernmost subdivision of the Interior Plateau, one of the main geographic regions of the Canadian province of British Columbia. It spans the basin of the Nechako River and its tributaries the Stuart River and Endako ...

, and between the Coast Mountains and the

Bulkley River The Bulkley River in British Columbia is a major tributary of the Skeena River. The Bulkley is long with a drainage basin covering . Much of the Bulkey is paralleled by Highway 16. It flows west from Bulkley Lake past Perow and is joined near ...

, they are considered by geographers to be part of the

Interior Mountains The Interior Mountains or Northern Interior Mountains are the semi-official names for an expansive collection of mountain ranges that comprises much of the northern half of the Canadian province of British Columbia and a large area of southern Yu ...

complex, though in local perspective they are considered to be part of the Coast Mountains. They are neighboured on the west by the

and on the east by the southernmost section of the

Skeena Mountains The Skeena Mountains, also known as the Skeenas, are a subrange of the Interior Mountains of northern British Columbia, Canada, essentially flanking the upper basin of the Skeena River. They lie just inland from the southern end of the Boundary ...

; beyond the

, which is their northern boundary, are the

Boundary Ranges The Boundary Ranges, also known in the singular and as the Alaska Boundary Range, are the largest and most northerly subrange of the Coast Mountains. They begin at the Nass River, near the southern end of the Alaska Panhandle in the Canadian p ...

of the

. To their southeast is the

, including the

Quanchus Range The Quanchus Range is a subrange of the Nechako Plateau in the Interior of British Columbia, Canada, located on the north end of Tweedsmuir North Provincial Park and Protected Area. It is almost completely an island after the creation of the Nech ...

on the near-island between Ootsa and Eutsuk Lakes of the

(the Quanchus may be considered to be part of the Hazelton Mountains in some classification systems). The Hazelton Mountains consist of several subranges: North of the

Skeena River The Skeena River is the second-longest river entirely within British Columbia, Canada (after the Fraser River). Since ancient times, the Skeena has been an important transportation artery, particularly for the Tsimshian and the Gitxsan—whose n ...

: *

Nass Ranges The Nass Ranges are a mountain range north of the Skeena River, west of Hazelton, and northeast of Terrace, British Columbia, Canada. It is associated with the Hazelton Mountains, which in turn form part of the Interior Mountains.Kitsumkalum Kitsumkalum is an original tribe/ galts'ap (community) of the Tsimshian Nation. Kitsumkalum is one of the 14 tribes of the Tsimshian nation in British Columbia, Canada. Kitsumkalum and is also the name of one of their Indian Reserve just west of th ...

(W) and

Kitwanga River The Kitwanga River is a tributary of the Skeena River near Hazelton in northwestern British Columbia, Canada, joining that stream at the community of Kitwanga (Gitwangak), which means "people of the place of rabbits". The river is approximately ...

s (E). **The Nass Ranges include the

Tseax Cone The Tseax Cone ( ), also called the Tseax River Cone or the Aiyansh Volcano, is a young and active cinder cone and adjacent lava flows associated with the Nass Ranges and the Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province. It is located east of Crater C ...

, an active volcano which killed 2,000 Nisga'a people. *

Kispiox Range The Kispiox Range is a subrange of the Hazelton Mountains, located between the Kispiox and Kitwanga Rivers in northern British Columbia, Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from t ...

, east of the

to the

. **The town of

Hazelton, British Columbia Hazelton is a village located at the junction of the Bulkley and Skeena Rivers in northern British Columbia, Canada. It was founded in 1866 and in 2011 had a population of 305. The nearby larger community of New Hazelton is the northernmost point ...

is at the range's southeast corner. South of the Skeena River and west of the Bulkley River: *

Bulkley Ranges The Bulkley Ranges is mountain range in northern British Columbia, Canada, located between the Skeena River, Skeena and Bulkley Rivers south of Hazelton, British Columbia, Hazelton, north of the Morice River and Zymoetz River. It has an area of 78 ...

, the highest summit is

Seven Sisters Peaks Seven Sisters Peaks is a multi-summit massif located in the Bulkley Ranges of the Interior Mountains in British Columbia, Canada. The massif is situated within Seven Sisters Provincial Park and Protected Area, southeast of Cedarvale, south o ...

, , southwest of

Kitwanga Kitwanga or Gitwangak or Gitwangax ("people of the place of rabbits" in the Gitxsan language) is located where the Kitwanga River runs into the Skeena River in British Columbia. A long-standing village before contact, the village is within Gi ...

, and which is also the highest summit of the Hazelton Mountains. They include the: **

Bornite Range The Bornite Range is a subrange of the Bulkley Ranges, located just northeast of Terrace on the north side of Kleanza Creek in northern British Columbia, Canada. Mountains * Bornite Mountain See also *Bornite Bornite, also known as peacock o ...

Howson Range The Howson Range is a north–south trending subrange of the Bulkley Ranges of the Hazelton Mountains in northern British Columbia, Canada. It is located southwest of Telkwa Pass and southwest of Smithers. The highest summit in the range is Hows ...

, the highest summit of which is

Howson Peak Howson Peak is a mountain in west central British Columbia, Canada, located southwest of Telkwa Telkwa is a village located along British Columbia Highway 16, nearly southeast of the town of Smithers and west of the city of Prince George, ...

, ** O.K. Range ** Rocher Déboulé Range ** Telkwa Range *

Tahtsa Ranges The Tahtsa Ranges are a mountain range in northern British Columbia, Canada. It has an area of 7531 km2 and is a subrange of the Hazelton Mountains which in turn form part of the Interior Mountains.

, including the: **

Chikamin Range The Chikamin Range is a subrange of the Tahtsa Ranges, located between the west end of Eutsuk Lake and Whitesail Lake in northern British Columbia, Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories ...

Kasalka Range The Kasalka Range is a subrange of the Tahtsa Ranges, located between Tahtsa Lake and Troitsa Lake in northern British Columbia, Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atl ...

Morice Range The Morice Range is a subrange of the Tahtsa Ranges, located on the west side of Morice Lake in northern British Columbia, Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic O ...

Sibola Range The Sibola Range is a subrange of the Tahtsa Ranges, located north of Tahtsa Lake in northern British Columbia, Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the ...

Tochquonyalla Range The Tochquonyalla Range is a subrange of the Tahtsa Ranges, located east of the Gamsby River and west of Lindquist Lake in northern British Columbia, Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories ...

** Whitesail Range *

Pattullo Range The Pattullo Range is a subrange of the Hazelton Mountains, located south of Tesla Lake and northeast of Bella Coola in northern British Columbia, Canada. Its highest summit is Tsaydaychuz Peak, 2758 m (9049 feet). Name origin The range was ...

References

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