Simpson Peak 2170 m (7119 ft) is the northernmost officially-named summit in the
Stikine Ranges
The Stikine Ranges are a group of mountain ranges and mountainous plateaus in northwestern British Columbia, Canada. They are the northernmost subdivision of the Cassiar Mountains and among the least explored and most undeveloped parts of the pro ...
of the
Cassiar Mountains
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system in northernmost
British Columbia,
Canada. It stands on the north side of the lower reaches of the
Jennings River, just east of the south end of
Teslin Lake, and is to the south of Swan Lake, which is an expansion of the
Swift River. The mountain is named for
Scott Simpson, an early explorer in the area. The next-highest summit in the unnamed subrange of the Cassiars to the north of the Jennings River is
Toozaza Peak
Toozaza Peak is a tuya in the Stikine Ranges of the Cassiar Mountains in northern British Columbia, Canada, located in the Iverson Creek. Toozaza Peak is the summit of a north–south aligned ridge between the head of Toozaza Creek and the h ...
(its name is unofficial and based on that of
Toozaza Creek).
References
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Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia entry
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Two-thousanders of British Columbia
Cassiar Country
Stikine Ranges