{{short description|Mountain range in British Columbia, Canada}} {{Infobox mountain | name=Misinchinka Ranges | image = Misinchinka Ranges.jpg | image_caption = Misinchinka Ranges south of Mount Kinney. | highest=Sentinel Peak | elevation_m=2513 | elevation_ref=<ref name=otm>{{cite opentopomap|Sentinel Peak|54.908056|-121.961111|2022-09-19}}</ref> | range=Hart Ranges | listing = Mountains of British Columbia | area_km2=9276 | area_ref= | country = Canada | region_type = Province | region = British Columbia | map =Canada British Columbia | map_caption=Location in British Columbia | range_coordinates={{coord|55|10|00|N|122|30|00|W|type:mountain_region:CA-BC_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | range_coordinates_ref=<ref name=cgndb>{{cite cgndb|id=JBRGY|name=Misinchinka Ranges|access-date=2020-05-25}}</ref> }}
'''Misinchinka Ranges''', is the largest subdivision range of the Hart Ranges, of the Northern Rockies in British Columbia, Canada. The boundaries of the Misinchinka Ranges generally lie between the Rocky Mountain Trench to the west, Clearwater Creek and the Sukunka River to the east, the Peace Arm of Williston Reservoir to the north and Monkman Provincial Park to the south.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Misinchinka Ranges|url=https://bivouac.com/ArxPg.asp?ArxId=1664|date=5 May 2020|website=Bivouac.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Holland|first=Stuart S|url=http://www.empr.gov.bc.ca/Mining/Geoscience/PublicationsCatalogue/BulletinInformation/BulletinsAfter1940/Documents/Bull48-txt.pdf|title=Bulletin 48: Landforms of British Columbia--A Physiographic Outline|publisher=K.M MacDonald, Province of British Columbia|year=1976|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=2016-03-04}}</ref>
The Misinchinka Range contains 33 officially named mountain peaks, including one ultra-prominent peak, Mount Crysdale.<ref>{{Cite bcgnis|id=35206|name=Mount Crysdale|access-date=2020-05-05}}</ref>
Many peaks within the range are named for local Canadian soldiers killed in action during World War I and World War II.
While there are no permanent settlements within the Misinchinka Ranges, the range is bordered by the communities of Mackenzie, Bear Lake, Tumbler Ridge and Prince George and lies within the traditional territories of the Treaty 8 First Nations; Blueberry River First Nation, Doig River First Nation, Halfway River First Nation, Mcleod Lake Indian Band, Saulteau First Nation and West Moberly First Nation.
Two 6.0 kilometre electrified train tunnels were constructed by BC Rail through the Misinchinka Range in the early 1980s to connect the coal mines of Tumbler Ridge to the provincial rail network. The line ceased operations in 2000.
The {{convert|670|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} Coastal GasLink Pipeline project will pass through the Misinchinka Range between Mount Kinney and Alexis Peak. Construction began in 2019 and is expected to be in service in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web|title=CGL Project Overview|url=https://www.coastalgaslink.com/siteassets/pdfs/about/cgl-project-overview-june-2019.pdf|date=2019|access-date=5 May 2020}}</ref>
== Sub-Ranges == * Murray Range * Pioneer Range * Solitude Range
== Prominent Peaks == {| class="wikitable sortable" |+Official Mountains of the Misinchinka Range With At Least 500 Metres of Topographic Prominence<ref>{{Cite web|title=Misinchinka Ranges|url=https://peakvisor.com/peak/misinchinka-ranges-cqttgkln.html|date=5 May 2020|website=PeakVisor|access-date=5 May 2020}}</ref> !Rank !Mountain Peak !Coordinates !colspan=2|Elevation (m/ft) !colspan=2|Prominence (m/ft) !Isolation !Nearest Higher Neighbour |- |style="text-align:center"|1 |Sentinel Peak |{{Titled coords|page=Sentinel Peak (British Columbia)|title=Sentinel Peak}} |{{elevation_cells|2513|m}} |{{elevation_cells|1454|m}} |86.5 km ESE |Weaver Peak |- |style="text-align:center"|2 |Mount Vreeland |{{Titled coords|Mount Vreeland}} |{{elevation_cells|2,464|m}} |{{elevation_cells|1,275|m}} |30.3 km SE |Mount Bulley |- |style="text-align:center"|3 |Mount Crysdale |{{Titled coords|Mount Crysdale}} |{{elevation_cells|2,427|m}} |{{elevation_cells|1,548|m}} |104.7 km N |Unnamed Peak |- |style="text-align:center"|4 |Mount Selwyn |{{Titled coords|page=Mount Selwyn (Misinchinka Ranges)|title=Mount Selwyn}} |{{elevation_cells|2,291|m}} |{{elevation_cells|950|m}} |11.8 km ESE |Unnamed Peak |- |style="text-align:center"|5 |Mount Dudzic |{{Titled coords|Mount Dudzic}} |{{elevation_cells|2,169}} |{{elevation_cells|746}} |6.9 km WSW |Sentinel Peak |- |style="text-align:center"|6 |Alexis Peak |{{Titled coords|Alexis Peak}} |{{elevation_cells|2,123|m}} |{{elevation_cells|593|m}} |14.3 km ESE |Unnamed Peak |- |style="text-align:center"|7 |Mount Myhon |{{Titled coords|Mount Myhon}} |{{elevation_cells|2,119|m}} |{{elevation_cells|659|m}} |9.6 km SSE |Unnamed Peak |- |style="text-align:center"|8 |Gable Mountain |54°30′1″N 121°40′27″W |{{elevation_cells|2,095|m}} |{{elevation_cells|665|m}} |12.5 km ENE |Unnamed Peak |- |style="text-align:center"|9 |Mount Abbl |{{Titled coords|Mount Abbl}} |{{elevation_cells|2,012|m}} |{{elevation_cells|646|m}} |12.0 km E |Unnamed Peak |- |style="text-align:center"|10 |Mount Kinney |{{Titled coords|Mount Kinney}} |{{elevation_cells|1,996|m}} |{{elevation_cells|714|m}} |8.0 km ESE |Unnamed Peak |- |style="text-align:center"|11 |Mount Whitford |{{Titled coords|Mount Whitford}} |{{elevation_cells|1,987|m}} |{{elevation_cells|583|m}} |6.5 km W |Unnamed Peak |- |style="text-align:center"|12 |Mount Bracey |{{Titled coords|Mount Bracey}} |{{elevation_cells|1,954|m}} |{{elevation_cells|597|m}} |7.7 km ENE |Unnamed Peak |- |style="text-align:center"|13 |Mount Aitken |{{Titled coords|Mount Aitken}} |{{elevation_cells|1,854|m}} |{{elevation_cells|673|m}} |15.7 km ENE |Mount Kinney |- |style="text-align:center"|14 |Old Friend Mountain |{{Titled coords|Old Friend Mountain}} |{{elevation_cells|1,844|m}} |{{elevation_cells|588|m}} |13.0 km E |Mount Hunter |- |style="text-align:center"|15 |Mount Morfee |{{Titled coords|Mount Morfee}} |{{elevation_cells|1775|m}} |{{elevation_cells|521|m}} |22.1 km E |Mount Murray |- |style="text-align:center"|16 |Lavitah Mountain |{{Titled coords|Lavitah Mountain}} |{{elevation_cells|1699|m}} |{{elevation_cells|545|m}} |10.8 km E |Old Friend Mountain |} {{GeoGroup|section=Prominent Peaks}} == Other Mountains == Other official mountain peaks under 500 m of prominence include:
Mount Irwin, Azu Mountain, Uguznasechi Mountain, Thabah Mountain, Mount Garbitt, Mount Crocker, Mount Barton, Mount Wendt, Mount McPhee, Patches Mountain, Mount West, Dathseykaly Mountain, Tsahunga Mountain, Mount Thomas, Burden Peak, Mount Emmet, Powder King Peak.<ref>{{Cite web|title=BC Geographical Names|url=http://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/|website=apps.gov.bc.ca|access-date=2020-05-05}}</ref>
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Category:Northern Interior of British Columbia Category:Misinchinka Ranges Category:Cariboo Land District