TheStikine Ranges are a group ofmountain ranges and mountainousplateaus in northwesternBritish Columbia,Canada. They are the northernmost subdivision of theCassiar Mountains[1][2] and among the least explored and most undeveloped parts of the province.
TheSifton Ranges, which are also part of the Cassiar Mountains, lie immediately east of the Stikine Ranges just north of the Finlay River; northwest of there the larger Kechika Ranges lie between the Stikine Ranges and theRocky Mountain Trench. TheStikine Plateau lies to the west of the Stikine Ranges.[3]
The ranges run on a NW-SE axis from the Yukon boundary, adjacent to theNisutlin Plateau at c.60°00′00″N131°45′00″W / 60.00000°N 131.75000°W /60.00000; -131.75000, to theFinlay River at c.57°40′N126°30′W / 57.667°N 126.500°W /57.667; -126.500.[4]
57°00′N127°20′W / 57.000°N 127.333°W /57.000; -127.333
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