The Northern Rocky Mountains, usually referred to as the Northern Rockies, are a subdivision of the Canadian Rockies comprising the northern half of the Canadian segment of the Rocky Mountians. While their northward limit is easily defined as the Liard River, which is the northward terminus of the whole Rockies, the southward limit is debatable, although the area of Mopunt Ovington and Monkman Pass is mentioned in some sources, as south from there are the Continental Ranges, which are the main spine of the Rockies forming the boundary between British Columbia and Alberta.
The area south of Lake Williston - the Hart Ranges - is much more accessible and better-known, while north of Lake Wililston the Northern Rockies are extremely remote and rarely visited or photographed. The Hart Ranges are traversed by BC Highway 97 and the Peace River extension of the former BC Rail line, which use the Poine Pass. The Alaska Highway traverses the northernmost part of the range via Stone Mountain and Muncho Lake Provincial Parks.

Freshwater Ecoregion of the World : #103 Alaska & Canada Pacific Coastal
Major Habitat Type: temperate coastal rivers
Ecological phenomena: Many species in this ecoregion exhibit anadromy, including lampreys (Lampetra spp.), sturgeons (Acipenser spp.), smelts (Osmeridae) and Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus spp.).

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