Misinchinka Ranges, is the largest subdivision range of the

Hart Ranges The Hart Ranges are a major subrange of the Canadian Rockies located in northeastern British Columbia and western Alberta. The mountains constitute the southernmost portion of the Northern Rocky Mountains. The Hart Ranges were named in honour o ...

, of the

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. The boundaries of the Misinchinka Ranges generally lie between the

Rocky Mountain Trench The Rocky Mountain Trench, also known as the Valley of a Thousand Peaks or simply the Trench, is a large valley on the western side of the northern part of North America's Rocky Mountains. The Trench is both visually and cartographically a s ...

to the west, Clearwater Creek and the Sukunka River to the east, the Peace Arm of Williston Reservoir to the north and

Monkman Provincial Park Monkman Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, southwest of Tumbler Ridge and northeast of Hansard. Like Monkman Pass, Monkman Lake, Monkman Creek and Monkman Falls, it was named after Alexander Monkman. History By the early ...

to the south. The Misinchinka Range contains 33 officially named mountain peaks, including one

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Mount Crysdale Mount Crysdale, is a ultra-prominent, isolated peak in the Misinchinka Ranges, a subdivision range of the Hart Ranges, within the Northern Rocky Mountains. Officially adopted on 2 September 1954, Mount Crysdale is named after C.R. Crysdale, Chi ...

. Many peaks within the range are named for local Canadian soldiers killed in action during

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and

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. While there are no permanent settlements within the Misinchinka Ranges, the range is bordered by the communities of

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, Bear Lake,

Tumbler Ridge Tumbler Ridge is a district municipality in the foothills of the B.C. Rockies in northeastern British Columbia, Canada, and a member municipality of the Peace River Regional District. With a population of 2,399 (2021) living in a townsite, the ...

and Prince George and lies within the traditional territories of the Treaty 8 First Nations;

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Doig River First Nation Treaty 8 Tribal Association (T8TA) is an association of six of the eight Peace River Country First Nations bands who are signatories to Treaty 8 in northeastern British Columbia. They have joined together in an effort to negotiate with British C ...

Halfway River First Nation Halfway River First Nation is a Dunneza First Nations government with a 3988 ha reserve located 75 km northwest of Fort St. John, British Columbia. It is a Treaty 8 nation. The Halfway River people were at one point part of the "Hudson ...

Mcleod Lake Indian Band McLeod Lake is an unincorporated community located on Highway 97 in northern British Columbia, Canada, north of Prince George. It is notable for being the first continuously inhabited European settlement established west of the Rocky Mountains ...

, Saulteau First Nation and West Moberly First Nation. Two 6.0 kilometre electrified train tunnels were constructed by

BC Rail BC Rail is a railway in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Chartered as a private company in 1912 as the Pacific Great Eastern Railway (PGE), it was acquired by the provincial government in 1918. In 1972 it was renamed to the British ...

through the Misinchinka Range in the early 1980s to connect the coal mines of Tumbler Ridge to the provincial rail network. The line ceased operations in 2000. The

Coastal GasLink Pipeline The Coastal GasLink pipeline is a TC Energy natural gas pipeline under construction in British Columbia, Canada. Starting in Dawson Creek, the pipeline's route crosses through the Canadian Rockies and other mountain ranges to Kitimat, where t ...

project will pass through the Misinchinka Range between Mount Kinney and Alexis Peak. Construction began in 2019 and is expected to be in service in 2023.

Sub-Ranges

Murray Range Murray Range, is a subdivision range of the Hart Ranges, of the Northern Rockies in British Columbia, Canada. The majority of the range lies within the Pine-Lemoray Provincial Park and is noted for its snowmobiling, hiking and ski touring oppo ...

Pioneer Range The Pioneer Range, is a small subdivision range of the Hart Ranges, of the Northern Rockies in British Columbia, Canada. The boundaries of the Pioneer Range are generally the Murray River to the east, Monkman Glacier to the west, Imperial Creek ...

Solitude Range Solitude Range, is a subdivision range of the Hart Ranges, of the Northern Rockies in British Columbia, Canada. The boundaries of the Solitude Range generally lie between the Murray Range and Mountain Creek to the west, Le Moray Creek to the eas ...

Prominent Peaks

Other Mountains

Other official mountain peaks under 500 m of

prominence In topography, prominence (also referred to as autonomous height, relative height, and shoulder drop in US English, and drop or relative height in British English) measures the height of a mountain or hill's summit relative to the lowest contou ...

include: Mount Irwin, Azu Mountain, Uguznasechi Mountain, Thabah Mountain, Mount Garbitt, Mount Crocker, Mount Barton, Mount Wendt, Mount McPhee, Patches Mountain, Mount West, Dathseykaly Mountain, Tsahunga Mountain, Mount Thomas, Burden Peak, Mount Emmet, Powder King Peak.{{Cite web, title=BC Geographical Names, url=http://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/, website=apps.gov.bc.ca, access-date=2020-05-05

References

Northern Interior of British Columbia Mountain ranges of British Columbia Ranges of the Canadian Rockies