The Muskwa Ranges are a group of

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s in northern

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. They are part of the Northern Rockies section of the

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and are bounded on their west by the Rocky Mountain Trench and on their east by the Rocky Mountain Foothills. They are delimited on the north by the

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and on the south by the Peace Reach of the Lake Williston reservoir (formerly the Peace River), south of which the next major grouping of the Rockies is the Hart Ranges. The Muskwa Ranges cover a surface of and stretch for from north to south.

Mountains and peaks

Sub-ranges

* Allied Leaders Range * Akie Range * Battle of Britain Range * Deserters Range * Gataga Ranges * Italy Range * Rabbit Plateau * Sentinel Range * Stone Range * Terminal Range * Tochieka Range * Tower of London Range * Truncate Range

References

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Mountains and peaks

Sub-ranges

See also

References