The Queen Charlotte Mountains are a

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 ...

comprising all

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s and small

s of

Haida Gwaii Haida Gwaii (; hai, X̱aaydag̱a Gwaay.yaay / , literally "Islands of the Haida people") is an archipelago located between off the northern Pacific coast of Canada. The islands are separated from the mainland to the east by the shallow Heca ...

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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. It is the northernmost subrange of the

Insular Mountains The Insular Mountains are a range of mountains in the Pacific Coast Ranges on the Coast of British Columbia, Canada, comprising the Vancouver Island Ranges and Queen Charlotte Mountains. The Insular Mountains are rugged, particularly on Vancou ...

. They are subdivided into the Queen Charlotte Ranges, which comprise a small part of southwestern Graham Island and most of Moresby Island, and the Skidegate Plateau, which runs NW-SE on central Graham Island and includes the northeastern tip of Moresby Island. To the plateau's northeast is the Queen Charlotte Lowland, which is part of the Hecate Depression and includes the Argonaut Plain.

Mount Moresby Mount Moresby is the highest mountain of the Queen Charlotte Mountains located south of Daajing Giids (formerly Queen Charlotte) on Moresby Island in British Columbia, Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces an ...

is the highest mountain associated with the Queen Charlotte Mountains, at .Mount Moresby
in the Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia

Sub-ranges

* Cameron Range: On the western side of

Graham Island Graham Island () is the largest island in the Haida Gwaii archipelago (previously known as the Queen Charlotte Islands), lying off the mainland coast of British Columbia, Canada. It is separated by the narrow Skidegate Channel from the other pr ...

Crease Range The Crease Range is a small, low mountain range in northernwestern British Columbia, Canada, located on north-central Graham Island of Haida Gwaii, between Lan and Adam Lakes. It has an area of 79 km2 and consists of hills. It is a subrange ...

: On north-central Graham Island * McKay Range: On the south coast of Graham Island * San Christoval Range: On the western side of

Moresby Island Moresby Island ( hai, Gwaii Haanas) is a large island () that forms part of the Haida Gwaii archipelago (formerly known as Queen Charlotte Islands) in British Columbia, Canada, located at . It is separated by the narrow Skidegate Channel from ...

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Landforms of Haida Gwaii Insular Mountains Mountain ranges of British Columbia {{BritishColumbiaCoast-geo-stub

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