The Skagit Range ( ) is a subrange of the Cascade Range in southwestern

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and northwestern Washington,

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, which are known in Canada as the Canadian Cascades or, officially, the Cascade Mountains. The Skagit Range lies to the west of the Skagit River and east and north of the Chilliwack River and flanks the

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region of British Columbia's Lower Mainland. Of the three subranges of the Canadian Cascades—the Skagit, Hozameen, and

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ranges—the Skagit is the most mountainous. It continues north to the

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, sometimes using different local names. The Hope Mountains, and the "Anderson River Group" are separated from the main Skagit Range by distinct natural boundaries, but are otherwise similar in character.

Geography

According to

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there are differences of opinion about the names and locations of the subranges of the northern Cascades, especially between Canadian and American geographers. Nevertheless, early geologists and topographers had a fundamental agreement about the location and names of the subranges. The Skagit Range was seen as the mountainous area from the Skagit River northwest to the

. More recent Canadian maps show the Skagit Range as bounded to the west by the Sumallo- Nicolum valley and extending north along the east side of the Coquihalla River. BCGNIS defines the Skagit Range simply as "west of the Skagit River, extends into the U.S.A." The

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defines the range in its

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database with a single point, , north of Granite Mountain where Mount Chardonnay is situated. Peakbagger.com defines the Skagit Range as a large and not entirely mountainous region bounded by the Fraser River to the north, the Skagit River to the south and east, the

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to the west, and the Nicolum River and Sumallo River on the northeast. This definition includes a sizable area of non-mountainous areas, especially along the lower Fraser River and near the coast. Subranges include the Cheam Range, also known as the Four Brothers, and the

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Peaks/Summits

Notable summits include Hope Mountain, Mount Barr, Cheam Peak, Slesse Mountain, Mount Rexford, Mount Larrabee, and the American- Canadian Border Peaks. Slesse seen from Mount Larrabee

References

External links

Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia entry
Mountain ranges of British Columbia Mountain ranges of Washington (state) Mountains of the Lower Mainland Landforms of Whatcom County, Washington Canadian Cascades {{WhatcomCountyWA-geo-stub

Geography

Peaks/Summits

See also

References

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