Mount Waddington

mountain, North America

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Mount Waddington is a mountain located in the Coast Mountains of southwestern British Columbia, Canada. It stands at 13,176 feet (4,016 meters) and is the highest peak in British Columbia and the entire Coast Mountains range. The Coast Mountains are part of the Pacific mountain system in western North America, extending about 1,000 miles from northern British Columbia to the Fraser River. This region experiences heavy rainfall and snowfall, supporting dense coniferous forests, and features numerous glaciers that have carved deep valleys and fjords.12

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Coast Mountains
…and Mounts Munday, Tiedemann, and Waddington. The last, at 13,176 feet (4,016 m), is the highest point in the range. Many glaciers have carved canyonlike valleys, resulting in the formation of numerous fjords along the Pacific coast. Annual rainfall totals are very high, with some areas receiving more than 100…
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…and Mounts Munday, Tiedemann, and Waddington. The last, at 13,176 feet (4,016 m), is the highest point in the range. Many glaciers have carved canyonlike valleys, resulting in the formation of numerous fjords along the Pacific coast. Annual rainfall totals are very high, with some areas receiving more than 100…
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