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Coast Mountains

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Coast Mountains, range, W British Columbia and SE Alaska, extending c.1,000 mi (1,610 km) parallel to the Pacific coast, from the mountains of Alaska near the Yukon border to the Cascade Range near the Fraser River. Mt. Waddington (13,260 ft/4,042 m) is the highest peak. The geologically complex range, composed mainly of metamorphic rocks, slopes steeply to the Pacific Ocean, where the shoreline is deeply indented by fjords. The Coast Mts. have been heavily eroded by mountain glaciers; numerous rivers, including the Fraser, the Skeena, and the Stikine, have cut deep gorges across the range. The average annual precipitation of c.90 in. (230 cm) makes the region one of the wettest parts of Canada. Its slopes are heavily forested, and lumbering is important. In the Coast Mts. is Kemano, one of Canada's largest hydroelectric plants. The Coast Mts. are sometimes confused with the geologically distinct Coast Ranges Coast Ranges, series of mountain ranges along the Pacific coast of North America, extending from SE Alaska to Baja California; from 2,000 to 20,000 ft (610–6,100 m) high. The ranges include the St. Elias Mts.
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Storm-related rainfall totals by Thursday could reach 5 to 10 inches in the Cascade and Coast mountains, 3 to 6 inches along the coast, and 1 to 3 inches in the Willamette Valley, the weather service said.
For accommodation I stayed at The Palisades, which was right up at the top end of the city, with a refreshing, bright feel about it and amazing views from its balconies out over the Coast Mountains.
The resort lies 75 miles north of Vancouver in the midst of the West Coast Mountains of British Columbia.
 
 
 
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