Queen Charlotte Mountains facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Queen Charlotte Mountains
Yakoun Lake and the Queen Charlotte Range
Highest point
Peak	Mount Moresby
Elevation	1,164 m (3,819 ft)
Geography
Queen Charlotte Mountains Location in British Columbia
Country	Canada
Province	British Columbia
Parent range	Insular Mountains

The Queen Charlotte Mountains are a mountain range comprising all mountains and small mountain ranges of Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada. It is the northernmost subrange of the Insular Mountains. They are subdivided into the Queen Charlotte Ranges, which comprise a small part of southwestern Graham Island and most of Moresby Island, and the Skidegate Plateau, which runs NW-SE on central Graham Island and includes the northeastern tip of Moresby Island. To the plateau's northeast is the Queen Charlotte Lowland, which is part of the Hecate Depression and includes the Argonaut Plain.

Mount Moresby is the highest mountain associated with the Queen Charlotte Mountains, at 1,164 m (3,819 ft).

Sub-ranges

• Cameron Range: On the western side of Graham Island
• Crease Range: On north-central Graham Island
• McKay Range: On the south coast of Graham Island
• San Christoval Range: On the western side of Moresby Island