The Nass Ranges 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 aris ...

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 na ...

, west of Hazelton, and northeast of

Terrace, British Columbia Terrace is a city in the Skeena Country, Skeena region of west central British Columbia, Canada. This regional hub lies east of the confluence of the Kitsumkalum River into the Skeena River. On British Columbia Highway 16, BC Highway 16, junctions ...

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. It is a subrange of the Hazelton Mountains, which in turn form 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 ...

.Nass Ranges
of the Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia

Volcanic eruption

The Nass Ranges contain an active volcano called

Tseax Cone Tseax Cone ( ) is a small volcano in the Nass Ranges of the Hazelton Mountains in northwestern British Columbia, Canada. It has an elevation of and lies within an east–west valley through which a tributary of the Tseax River flows. The ...

; its

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es caused the death of approximately 2,000

Nisga'a The Nisga’a (; ), formerly spelled Nishga or Niska, are an Indigenous people in British Columbia, Canada. They reside in the Nass River valley of northwestern British Columbia. The origin of the term ''Niska'' is uncertain. The spelling ' ...

people during the 18th century.

Landforms

Landforms within the Nass Ranges include: * Kiteen Ridge * Maroon Mountain * Mount Garland * Mount Hoeft * Mount Hoadley * Mount Philippa * Mount Prestley * Mount Weber *

References

External links

* Hazelton Mountains Cassiar Land District {{BritishColumbiaInterior-mountain-stub