Cariboo Mountains

Cariboo Mountains
Cariboo Mountains
	Peaks in the Premier Range
Highest point
Peak	Mount Sir Wilfrid Laurier
Elevation	3,516 m (11,535 ft)
Coordinates	52°48′05″N 119°43′54″W / 52.80139°N 119.73167°W
Dimensions
Length	245 km (152 mi) SE-NW
Width	90 km (56 mi) SW-NE
Area	7,700 km2 (3,000 sq mi)
Geography
	Location map of the Cariboo Mountains
Country	Canada
Province	British Columbia
Range coordinates	52°55′N 120°15′W / 52.917°N 120.250°W
Parent range	Columbia Mountains

The Cariboo Mountains are the northernmost subrange of the Columbia Mountains,^[1]^[2] which run down into the Spokane area of the United States and include the Selkirks, Monashees and Purcells. The Cariboo Mountains are entirely within the province of British Columbia, Canada. The range is 7,700 square kilometres (3,000 sq mi) in area and about 245 km in length (southeast–northwest) and about 90 km at its widest (southwest–northeast).

^ Marsh, James H. (1999). "Cariboo Mountains". The Canadian Encyclopedia. McClelland & Stewart. p. 401. ISBN 978-0-7710-2099-5.
^ "Cariboo Mountains". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2022-09-11.

[1] Marsh, James H. (1999). "Cariboo Mountains". The Canadian Encyclopedia. McClelland & Stewart. p. 401. ISBN 978-0-7710-2099-5.

[2] "Cariboo Mountains". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2022-09-11.

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