The Clachnacudainn Range is a subrange of the Selkirk Mountains in southeastern

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, located within

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, just northeast of Revelstoke. It was named by Arthur Wheeler in reference to the Clachnacudainn charter stone, located in Inverness,

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. The range is bounded by the

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to the west, and Carnes and Woolsey Creeks to the north and east. The highest point in the range is Mount Coursier at .

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Clachnacudainn Range
in the Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia Selkirk Mountains {{BritishColumbiaInterior-geo-stub