The Valhalla Ranges are a subrange of the Selkirk Mountains of the Columbia Mountains in southeastern British Columbia, Canada, located between Lower Arrow Lake of the Arrow Lakes and Slocan River.
Valhalla Ranges | |
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Highest point | |
Peak | Gladsheim Peak |
Elevation | 2,830 m (9,280 ft) |
Coordinates | 49°47′N 117°43′W / 49.783°N 117.717°W |
Geography | |
Country | Canada |
Province | British Columbia |
Parent range | Selkirk Mountains |
The ranges were named by G.M. Dawson for the hall of immortality where Norse heroes went after their death in battle.[1]: 278
Sub-ranges
editReferences
edit- ^ Akrigg, G.P.V.; Akrigg, Helen B. (1986), British Columbia Place Names (3rd, 1997 ed.), Vancouver: UBC Press, ISBN 0-7748-0636-2
- "Valhalla Ranges". BC Geographical Names.
- Valhalla Ranges in the Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia
External links
edit- Media related to Valhalla Ranges at Wikimedia Commons