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The Coast Mountains are a major mountain range of western North America, extending from southwestern Yukon through the Alaska Panhandle and virtually all of the Coast of British ...
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The Coast Mountains, the western range of the North American mainland cordillera (the true Westernmost range is the Insular Range on Vancouver Island), cover the Alaska Panhandle ...
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Range Type: Mountain range with well-recognized name: Highest Point: Mount Waddington (4019 m/13,186 ft) Countries: Canada (87%), United States (13%) (numbers are approximate ...

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Coast Mountains, heavily forested mountain range of western British Columbia, Canada. The highest point is Mount Waddington, which reaches a height of 4,016 m (13,176 ft). The Coast Mountains are a continuation of the Cascade Range. They stretch along the Pacific Ocean and are marked at points by deep fjords. Certain areas of the mountains have extremely heavy rainfall.

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