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The Big Bend Ranges are a subrange of the
Selkirk Mountains The Selkirk Mountains are a mountain range spanning the northern portion of the Idaho Panhandle, eastern Washington, and southeastern British Columbia which are part of a larger grouping of mountains, the Columbia Mountains. They begin at Mic ...
of the
Columbia Mountains The Columbia Mountains are a group of mountain ranges along the Upper Columbia River in British Columbia, Montana, Idaho and Washington (state), Washington. The mountain range covers 135,952 km² (52,491 sq mi). The range is bounded by th ...
in southeastern
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, located in Big Bend of the
Columbia River The Columbia River (Upper Chinook language, Upper Chinook: ' or '; Sahaptin language, Sahaptin: ''Nch’i-Wàna'' or ''Nchi wana''; Sinixt dialect'' '') is the largest river in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. The river headwater ...
north of the
Illecillewaet River The Illecillewaet River is a tributary of the Columbia River located in British Columbia, Canada. Fed by the Illecillewaet Glacier in Glacier National Park, the river flows approximately to the southwest,Adamant Range *
Sir Sandford Range The Sir Sandford Range is a subrange of the Big Bend Ranges of the Selkirk Mountains of the Columbia Mountains in southeastern British Columbia, Canada, located between Gold (river) and Palmer Creek just southwest of the Gold Arm of Kinbasket ...
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Windy Range The Windy Range is a subrange of the Big Bend Ranges of the Selkirk Mountains of the Columbia Mountains in southeastern British Columbia, Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its Provinces and territories of Canada, ten provin ...


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File:Downie Peak, British Columbia.jpg, Aerial view of the Big Bend Ranges, camera pointed north, with
Downie Peak Downie Peak is a mountain summit located in British Columbia, Canada. Description Part of the Selkirk Mountains, Downie Peak is situated north of Revelstoke and east of Lake Revelstoke. Prominently visible from nearly every peak in the Nor ...
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References

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Big Bend Ranges
in the Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia Kootenay Land District {{BritishColumbiaInterior-mountain-stub