Bedded Range

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Bedded Range
Coquihalla Mountain.jpg
Northern flank of Coquihalla Mountain
Highest point
PeakCoquihalla Mountain
Elevation2,157 m (7,077 ft)
Coordinates49°31′30″N 121°03′36″W / 49.52500°N 121.06000°W / 49.52500; -121.06000Coordinates: 49°31′30″N 121°03′36″W / 49.52500°N 121.06000°W / 49.52500; -121.06000
Dimensions
Area369 km2 (142 sq mi)
Geography
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
Parent rangeHozameen Range

The Bedded Range is a mountain range in the Hozameen Range subdivision of the Canadian Cascades, which are the extension of the Cascade Range into British Columbia, Canada. Located between the Coquihalla and Tulameen Rivers, the Bedded Range is a dioritic plug related to the Chilliwack batholith.[1]

Ecology

A diverse flora and fauna exist in the Bedded Range. Fauna include mammals, amphibians and birds. In the case of amphibians, one of the species present is the Rough-skinned newt, Taricha granulosa, whose populations exhibit an adult perennibranchiate form in approximately 90 percent of the population.[2]

References

  • Fred W. Beckey. 1995. Cascade Alpine Guide: Rainy Pass to Fraser River, Published by The Mountaineers Books, ISBN 0-89886-423-2,
  • C. Michael Hogan. 2008. Rough-skinned Newt (Taricha granulosa), Globaltwitcher, ed. Nicklas Stromberg [1]
  • "Bedded Range". BC Geographical Names.

Line notes

  1. ^ Fred W. Beckey. 1995
  2. ^ C. Michael Hogan. 2008