Hazelton Mountains

{{Short description|Group of mountain ranges in British Columbia, Canada}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2026}} {{Infobox mountain | name = Hazelton Mountains | image = | image_caption = | country = [[Canada]] | region_type = Province | region = [[British Columbia]] | parent = [[Interior Mountains]] | area_km2 = 25118 | highest = [[Weeskinisht Peak]] | elevation_m = 2747 | coordinates = {{coord|54|58|04|N|128|13|55|W|type:mountain|display=inline}} | range_coordinates = {{coord|54|N|128|W|region:CA-BC_type:mountain|display=inline,title}} | range_coordinates_ref= | image_map = Northwest-relief HazeltonMountains.jpg | map_size = 200 | map_caption = Location of the Hazelton Mountains }} The '''Hazelton Mountains''' are a grouping of [[mountain range]]s on the inland lee of the [[Kitimat Ranges]] of the [[Coast Mountains]] in northwestern [[British Columbia]], Canada, spanning the area of [[Hazelton, British Columbia|Hazelton]] south to the [[Nechako Reservoir]]. Defined by the British Columbia geographic names office, they span from the [[Nass River]] to the [[Nechako Plateau]], and between the Coast Mountains and the [[Bulkley River]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/20322.html |title=BC Names "Hazelton Mountains" |access-date=30 April 2014 |archive-date=30 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120830183059/http://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/20322.html |url-status=live }}</ref> they are considered by geographers to be part of the [[Interior Mountains]] complex, though in local perspective they are considered to be part of the Coast Mountains. They are neighboured on the west by the [[Kitimat Ranges]] and on the east by the southernmost section of the [[Skeena Mountains]]; beyond the [[Nass River]], which is their northern boundary, are the [[Boundary Ranges]] of the [[Coast Mountains]]. To their southeast is the [[Nechako Plateau]], including the [[Quanchus Range]] on the near-island between [[Ootsa Lake|Ootsa]] and [[Eutsuk Lake]]s of the [[Nechako Reservoir]] (the Quanchus may be considered to be part of the Hazelton Mountains in some classification systems).

The Hazelton Mountains consist of several subranges:<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.empr.gov.bc.ca/Mining/Geoscience/PublicationsCatalogue/BulletinInformation/BulletinsAfter1940/Documents/Bull48-txt.pdf |title=''Bulletin 48: Landforms of British Columbia''. S. Holland |access-date=30 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304185301/http://www.empr.gov.bc.ca/Mining/Geoscience/PublicationsCatalogue/BulletinInformation/BulletinsAfter1940/Documents/Bull48-txt.pdf |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.empr.gov.bc.ca/Mining/Geoscience/PublicationsCatalogue/BulletinInformation/BulletinsAfter1940/Documents/Bull48-physiographic-map.pdf |title=Map insert from ''Bulletin 48:Landforms of British Columbia'' |access-date=30 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303182612/http://www.empr.gov.bc.ca/Mining/Geoscience/PublicationsCatalogue/BulletinInformation/BulletinsAfter1940/Documents/Bull48-physiographic-map.pdf |archive-date=3 March 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

North of the [[Skeena River]]: * [[Nass Ranges]], between the [[Kitsumkalum River|Kitsumkalum]] (W) and [[Kitwanga River]]s (E). **The Nass Ranges include [[Tseax Cone]], a volcano which killed 2,000 Nisga'a people. * [[Kispiox Range]], east of the [[Kitwanga River]] to the [[Skeena River]]. ** The town of [[Hazelton, British Columbia]] is at the range's southeast corner. South of the Skeena River and west of the Bulkley River: * [[Bulkley Ranges]], the highest summit is [[Seven Sisters Peaks]], {{cvt|2786|m|ft|0}}, southwest of [[Kitwanga]], and which is also the highest summit of the Hazelton Mountains. They include the: ** [[Bornite Range]] ** [[Howson Range]], the highest summit of which is [[Howson Peak]], {{cvt|2759|m|ft|0}} ** [[O.K. Range]] ** [[Rocher Déboulé Range]] ** [[Telkwa Range]] * [[Tahtsa Ranges]], including the: ** [[Chikamin Range]] ** [[Kasalka Range]] ** [[Morice Range]] ** [[Sibola Range]] ** [[Tochquonyalla Range]] ** [[Whitesail Range]] * [[Pattullo Range]]

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[[Category:Hazelton Mountains| ]] [[Category:Skeena Country]] [[Category:Nechako Country]] [[Category:Bulkley Valley]] [[Category:Mountain ranges of British Columbia]]