Big Bend Ranges

Big Bend Ranges
Mount Sir Sandford from Gothics Glacier
Highest point
Peak	Mount Sir Sandford
Elevation	3,519 m (11,545 ft)
Coordinates	51°39′24″N 117°52′03″W / 51.65667°N 117.86750°W / 51.65667; -117.86750Coordinates: 51°39′24″N 117°52′03″W / 51.65667°N 117.86750°W / 51.65667; -117.86750
Geography
Country	Canada
Province	British Columbia
Parent range	Selkirk Mountains

The Big Bend Ranges are a subrange of the Selkirk Mountains of the Columbia Mountains in southeastern British Columbia, Canada, located in Big Bend of the Columbia River north of the Illecillewaet River.

Sub-ranges

References

"Big Bend Ranges". BC Geographical Names.
Big Bend Ranges in the Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia

Columbia Mountains

Cariboo

Major ranges	Mowdish Wavy Premier Christina

Mountains	Sir Wilfrid Laurier Sir John Abbott Sir John Thompson Sir Mackenzie Bowell Stanley Baldwin Arthur Meighen Richard Bennett John Oliver Lester Pearson Louis Saint Laurent Pierre Elliott Trudeau Sir Allan MacNab Mackenzie King

Monashee

Major ranges	Anstey Gold Jordan Kettle River Malton Midway Ratchford Rossland Scrip Whatshan Beaverdell

Mountains	Odin Hallam Dunn

Passes	Eagle Monashee Bonanza

Purcell

Sub-ranges	Farnham Group The Bugaboos

Mountains	Farnham Bugaboo Spire Snowpatch Spire Pigeon Spire Howser Spire

Glaciers	Toby

Selkirk

Major ranges	Battle Big Bend Bonnington Clachnacudainn Dawson Duncan Kokanee Nelson Valhalla Valkyr

Sub-ranges	Adamant Sir Sandford Windy Badshot Ruby Norns

Mountains	Sir Sandford Sir Donald

Passes	Rogers

Glaciers	Illecillewaet

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