The Yukon Ranges are a
mountain range
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comprising the
mountain
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s in the southeastern part of the
U.S. state
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of
Alaska
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and most of the
Yukon
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in
Canada
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. Named after the Yukon, this range has area of .
Yukon Ranges
in the Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia
Sub-ranges
* Anvil Range
* Dawson Range
*Miners Range
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* Nisling Range
*Ogilvie Mountains
The Ogilvie Mountains are a mountain range in the Yukon Territory of northwestern Canada.
Geologically they are part of the Yukon Ranges, in the upper Laramide Belt of the North American Cordillera.
Geography
The range lies north of Dawson Ci ...
**Nahoni Range
The Nahoni Range is a mountain range in the Yukon, Canada. It has an area of 4535 km2 and is a subrange of the Ogilvie Mountains which in turn form part of the Yukon Ranges.Pelly Mountains
The Pelly Mountains are a mountain range in the Yukon, Canada. It has an area of and is a subrange of the Yukon Ranges which in turn form part of the Pacific Coast Ranges.
Sub-ranges
* Big Salmon Range
* Glenlyon Range
*Saint Cyr Range
See als ...
**Big Salmon Range
The Big Salmon Range is a remote mountain range in the Yukon, Canada. It has an area of 9001 km2 and is a subrange of the Pelly Mountains which in turn form part of the Yukon Ranges.
**Glenlyon Range
The Glenlyon Range is a mountain range in the Yukon, Canada. It has an area of 2589 km2 and is a subrange of the Pelly Mountains which in turn form part of the Yukon Ranges.
**Saint Cyr Range
The Saint Cyr Range is a remote mountain range in the Yukon, Canada. It has an area of 6224 km2 and is a subrange of the Pelly Mountains which in turn form part of the Yukon Ranges.
See also
*List of mountain ranges
*Mount Atherton Mount Ath ...
* Ruby Range
*Russel Range
The Russel Range is a subrange of the Finlay Ranges of the Omineca Mountains, located between Finlay River and Pelly Creek in northern British Columbia, Canada
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*Wrangell Mountains
The Wrangell Mountains are a high mountain range of eastern Alaska in the United States. Much of the range is included in Wrangell-Saint Elias National Park and Preserve. The Wrangell Mountains are almost entirely volcanic in origin, and they i ...
References
Mountain ranges of Yukon
Mountain ranges of Alaska
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