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Northern Continental Ranges

Range Type	Geographically-defined sub-range
Highest Point	Mount Robson (3959 m/12,989 ft)
Countries	Canada
States/Provinces	Alberta (73%), British Columbia (27%) (numbers are approximate percentage of range area)
Area	26,421 sq km / 10,201 sq mi Area may include lowland areas
Extent	194 km / 120 mi North-South 265 km / 164 mi East-West
Center Lat/Long	53° 43' N; 118° 54' W
Map Link	Microsoft Bing Map
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Map of Northern Continental Ranges
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Note: Range borders shown on map are an approximation and are not authoritative.
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Other Ranges: To go to pages for other ranges either click on the map above, or on range names in the hierarchy snapshot below, which show the parent, siblings, and children of the Northern Continental Ranges.

Canadian Rockies	Level 3 (Parent)
Northern Continental Ranges	Level 4
Sir Alexander Area	Level 5 (Child)
Morkill-Jackpine Area	Level 5 (Child)
Resthaven Group	Level 5 (Child)
Greater Mount Robson Area	Level 5 (Child)
North Central Park Ranges	Level 5 (Child)
Far Northern Front Ranges	Level 5 (Child)
Northern Front Ranges	Level 5 (Child)
Northern Rocky Mountain Foothills	Level 5 (Child)
Central Main Ranges	Level 4 (Sibling)
Central Front Ranges	Level 4 (Sibling)
Southern Continental Ranges	Level 4 (Sibling)

Major Peaks of the Northern Continental Ranges

Ten Highest Peaks
Rank	Peak Name	m	ft	Range5
1.	Mount Robson	3959	12,989	Greater Mount Robson Area
2.	Resplendent Mountain	3408	11,181	Greater Mount Robson Area
3.	Whitehorn Mountain	3399	11,152	Greater Mount Robson Area
4.	Mount Chown	3316	10,879	Resthaven Group
5.	Mount Sir Alexander	3275	10,745	Sir Alexander Area
6.	Mount Phillips	3246	10,650	Greater Mount Robson Area
7.	Mount Bess	3203	10,509	Resthaven Group
8.	Mount Ida	3200	10,499	Sir Alexander Area
9.	Lynx Mountain	3180+	10,433+	Greater Mount Robson Area
10.	The Rajah	3017	9898	North Central Park Ranges
Sub-peaks are excluded from this list. List may not be complete, since only summits in the PBC Database are included.

Child Range High Points
Rank	Peak Name	m	ft	Range5
1.	Mount Robson	3959	12,989	Greater Mount Robson Area
2.	Mount Chown	3316	10,879	Resthaven Group
3.	Mount Sir Alexander	3275	10,745	Sir Alexander Area
4.	The Rajah	3017	9898	North Central Park Ranges
5.	Mount Sassenach	2900	9513	Northern Front Ranges
6.	Mount Beechey	2680+	8793+	Far Northern Front Ranges
7.	Mount Pauline	2650	8694	Morkill-Jackpine Area
8.	Grande Mountain	1987	6519	Northern Rocky Mountain Foothills

Photos of Peaks in the Northern Continental Ranges

Mount Robson

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Lupe at Berg Lake with Mt. Robson across the lake. Mt. Robson Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada (2013-07-30). Photo by Lupe !.
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Pyramid Mountain

Although a relatively low summit, Pyramid Peak dominates the view from Jasper (1992-08-06).

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