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Backbone Ranges

Range Type	Mountain range with well-recognized name
Highest Point	Mount Nirvana (2773 m/9098 ft)
Countries	Canada
States/Provinces	Northwest Territories (96%), Yukon Territory (4%) (numbers are approximate percentage of range area)
Area	74,832 sq km / 28,893 sq mi Area may include lowland areas
Extent	457 km / 284 mi North-South 600 km / 373 mi East-West
Center Lat/Long	63° 5' N; 127° 10' W
Map Link	Microsoft Bing Map
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Map of Backbone Ranges
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Note: Range borders shown on map are an approximation and are not authoritative.
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Other Ranges: To go to pages for other ranges either click on the map above, or on range names in the hierarchy snapshot below, which show the parent, siblings, and children of the Backbone Ranges.

Mackenzie Mountains	Level 3 (Parent)
Northwest Mackenzie Mountains	Level 4 (Sibling)
Selwyn Mountains	Level 4 (Sibling)
Backbone Ranges	Level 4
Canyon Ranges	Level 4 (Sibling)

Major Peaks of the Backbone Ranges

Ten Highest Peaks
Rank	Peak Name	m	ft	Range5
1.	Mount Nirvana	2773	9098
2.	Mount Sir James MacBrien	2759	9052
3.	Moraine Hill	2740+	8990+
4.	Mount Savage	2731	8960
5.	Sheepbed Peak	2702	8865
6.	Hole in the Wall Peak	2682	8799
7.	Backbone Peak	2674	8773
8.	Wolf Fang	2630	8629
9.	Mount Sidney Dobson	2620+	8596+
10.	Parrot Beak Peak	2620+	8596+
Sub-peaks are excluded from this list. List may not be complete, since only summits in the PBC Database are included.

Photos of Peaks in the Backbone Ranges

Mount Nirvana

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The east face of Nirvana, seen from just above base camp during the successful 2016 overland expedition (June 2016). (2016-06-23). Photo by Eric Gilbertson.
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