Selkirk Mountains

Summary

Selkirk Mountains is a mountain range^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of mountain_range entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (137 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Selkirk Mountains is located in British Columbia^[3].
• Selkirk Mountains is located in Idaho^[4].
• Selkirk Mountains is located in Washington^[5].
• Selkirk Mountains is in the country of Canada^[6].
• Selkirk Mountains's image is recorded as At the Rogers Pass, a painting by John A. Fraser.png^[7].
• Selkirk Mountains's instance of is recorded as mountain range^[8].
• Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk is named after Selkirk Mountains^[9].
• Selkirk Mountains's made from material is recorded as metamorphic rock^[10].
• Selkirk Mountains's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh87002111^[11].
• Selkirk Mountains's Commons category is recorded as Selkirk Mountains^[12].
• Selkirk Mountains's highest point is recorded as Mount Sir Sandford^[13].
• Selkirk Mountains's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 49.95, 'lon': -117.38}^[14].
• Selkirk Mountains's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04cwck^[15].
• Selkirk Mountains's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ge1148307^[16].
• Selkirk Mountains's CGNDB unique ID is recorded as JCLPV^[17].
• Selkirk Mountains's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Selkirk Mountains^[18].
• Selkirk Mountains's U.S. National Archives Identifier is recorded as 10038172^[19].
• Selkirk Mountains's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[20].
• Selkirk Mountains's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work^[21].
• Selkirk Mountains's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia^[22].
• Selkirk Mountains's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/Selkirk-Mountains^[23].
• Selkirk Mountains's GeoNames ID is recorded as 6144063^[24].
• Selkirk Mountains's Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID is recorded as 1109609^[25].
• Selkirk Mountains's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+525'}^[26].
• Selkirk Mountains's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+3519'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Selkirk Mountains is in the country of Canada^[6]. Located in include British Columbia^[3], a province of Canada^[28], in Canada^[29], founded in 1871^[30]; Idaho^[4], an U.S. state^[31], in United States^[32], founded in 1890^[33]; and Washington^[5], an U.S. state^[34], in United States^[35], founded in 1889^[36].

Physical Characteristics

Selkirk Mountains's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+3519'}^[27]. Its length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+525'}^[26].

Designation and Status

Selkirk Mountains's instance of is recorded as mountain range^[8].

History and Context

Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk is named after Selkirk Mountains^[9].

Why It Matters

Selkirk Mountains ranks in the top 5% of mountain_range entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (137 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]