Chatsquot Mountain
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Chatsquot Mountain is a high-prominence summit in western British Columbia
, Canada
, located northwest of Kimsquit Lake, east of lower Kitlope River
. It is part of the Kitimat Ranges
which in turn form part of the Coast Mountains
. With a topographic prominence
of 1981 m (6,499 ft), it is one of Canada's Ultra peaks and one of the most prominent summits of North America. It is also one of the most isolated mountain peaks of Canada
.
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, located northwest of Kimsquit Lake, east of lower Kitlope River
Kitlope River
The Kitlope River is a river in the Kitimat Ranges in the North Coast of British Columbia, Canada, flowing north into the head of the Gardner Canal to the south of the smelter town of Kitimat. It is named for the Gitlope group of Haisla, now part of the Haisla Nation government and community at...
. It is part of the Kitimat Ranges
Kitimat Ranges
The Kitimat Ranges are one of the three main subdivisions of the Coast Mountains in British Columbia, Canada, the other being the Pacific Ranges to the south and the Boundary Ranges to the north...
which in turn form part of the Coast Mountains
Coast Mountains
The Coast Mountains are a major mountain range, in the Pacific Coast Ranges, of western North America, extending from southwestern Yukon through the Alaska Panhandle and virtually all of the Coast of British Columbia. They are so-named because of their proximity to the sea coast, and are often...
. With a topographic prominence
Topographic prominence
In topography, prominence, also known as autonomous height, relative height, shoulder drop , or prime factor , categorizes the height of the mountain's or hill's summit by the elevation between it and the lowest contour line encircling it and no higher summit...
of 1981 m (6,499 ft), it is one of Canada's Ultra peaks and one of the most prominent summits of North America. It is also one of the most isolated mountain peaks of Canada
Most isolated mountain peaks of Canada
The following sortable table lists the 100 most topographically isolated major mountain peaks of Canada.Topographic elevation is the vertical distance above the reference geoid, a precise mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface...
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