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Purcell Mountains

American  

plural noun

  1. a range in SE British Columbia and NW Montana. Highest peak, Mt. Farnham, 11,340 feet (3,455 meters).


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The warm pools are perfect for enjoying views of both the glacial-fed lake and the Purcell Mountains.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 23, 2024

Heading back toward Spokane, where we’d first assembled, our foursome stopped near the town of Cranbrook to fish the St. Mary River, which runs cold and clear out of the Purcell Mountains.

From Washington Post • Aug. 13, 2022

Located at 7,700 feet at the top of the Purcell Mountains, Eagle’s Eye is an elegant restaurant with exposed beams, hand-carved tabletops and custom stonework.

From Washington Post • Dec. 16, 2021

Stevenson and Bell had paired off as part of a four-man hunting party seeking black bears in the rugged Purcell Mountains that straddle northeastern Idaho and northwestern Montana.

From Reuters • Sep. 24, 2011

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