Selkirk Mountains

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The Stony Creek Bridge at Rogers Pass

The Selkirk Mountains ( German: Selkirk Selkirkberge or ) are a mountain range in the Columbia Mountains, which was, 5th Earl of Selkirk named after the Scottish philanthropist, Thomas Douglas. The approximately 320 -mile mountain range extends from the southern part of the Canadian province of British Columbia to the United States of America, where he flattens in the northern regions of the U.S. states of Washington and Idaho rapidly after crossing the state border and about the level of Coeur d 'Alene (Idaho ) ends. The highest elevation is 3519 meters of Mount Sir Sandford; Furthermore, the Mount Dawson 3377 meters high.

The Selkirk Mountains are separated in the west by the Columbia River from the Monashee Mountains, which also forms the northern end of the mountain range at the same time. In the East, mainly separates the Kootenay River, the Selkirk Mountains of the Purcell Mountains. Popular holiday destination is especially constructed mainly of Precambrian rocks north of the Selkirk Mountains, where also the Mount Revelstoke and Glacier National Park. In the latter, also of Rogers Pass, the most famous mountain pass of the mountain range, which is crossed at 1330 meters from the Trans - Canada Highway is located. In the southern part of the Selkirk Mountains large ore deposits of lead, zinc and silver were mined until 2001 in the Sullivan Mine near the small town of Kimberley.

Winter sports enthusiasts appreciate the Selkirk Mountains, where fall around 15 feet of snow annually, and in particular the possibilities of Heliskiings.