- Chechidla Range
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Chechidla Range Range Country Canada Region British Columbia Part of Stikine Icecap The Chechidla Range is a mountain range in northernwestern British Columbia, Canada, located about 150 km (93 mi) west of Dease Lake and 125–150 km south-southeast of Atlin. It has an area of 3236 km2 and lies roughly in between the Whiting and Sutlahine Rivers on the west and northwest and the Samotua and Sheslay on the east. It is a subrange of the Boundary Ranges which in turn form part of the Coast Mountains of the Pacific Cordillera mountain system.[1] The Whiting River has its source in the range. The range's name is an approximation of a phrase in the Tahltan language meaning "mountains of small rocks".[2]
See also
References
- ^ Chechidla Range in the Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia
- ^ "Chechidla Range". BC Geographical Names. http://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/7988.html.
Boundary Ranges Ranges Mountains Chutine · Cinder · Devils Paw · Devils Thumb · Dipyramid · Hoodoo · Ibex · Iskut Canyon · Kates Needle · King Creek · Little Bear · London · Nesselrode · Ratz · Seconed Canyon · Snippaker Creek · The VolcanoPasses Icefields Parks Atlin · Bear Glacier · Border Lake · Lava Forks · Craig Headwaters · Great Glacier · Choquette Hot Springs · Chilkoot Trail NHSC · Misty Fjords · Admiralty Island · Klondike Gold RushCoordinates: 58°15′00″N 132°35′00″W / 58.25°N 132.5833333°W
Categories:- Boundary Ranges
- Cassiar Country
- British Columbia Interior geography stubs
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