Selkirk Mountains

American  

plural noun

1. a mountain range in SW Canada, in SE British Columbia. Highest peak, Mt. Sir Donald, 11,123 feet (3,390 meters).

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Selkirk Mountains British  

plural noun

1. a mountain range in SW Canada, in SE British Columbia. Highest peak: Mount Sir Sandford, 3533 m (11 590 ft)

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Example Sentences

Fifteen minutes away from the village core, the Nakusp Hot Springs is at the end of a quiet paved road in the Kuskanax Valley, surrounded by the foothills of the Selkirk Mountains.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 23, 2024

In Idaho, another snowmobiler was killed Friday in an avalanche in the southern Selkirk Mountains in the state’s panhandle region, according to a news release from Boundary County Emergency Management.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 4, 2024

Views span in all directions, including glimpses into the Selkirk Mountains that extend from British Columbia to Idaho.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 28, 2023

Some live in the Selkirk Mountains, which extend into the remote Northeast corner of Washington.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 22, 2022

The Canadian Pacific Railroad follows the Columbia from Golden to Beavermouth, then turns up the Beaver to cross the Selkirk Mountains.

From The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce by Lyman, William Denison