The park covers the northern part of the Selkirk Mountains, a sub-range of the Columbia Mountains.

Geologists have classed the rocks of the Columbia Mountains into groups, several of which appear in the northern Selkirks.

The moist air is driven to higher elevations by the mass of the Columbia Mountains.

The largest via ferrata in Canada can be found on Mt. Nimbus in the Columbia Mountains.

In Canada, the Northern Interior Mountains are a northern extension of the Columbia Mountains.

The Columbia Mountains are classified as being in Canada's interior system, rather than its eastern system.

They are a sub-range of the Columbia Mountains.

The Columbia Mountains are made up of four large ranges:

The following passes are located within or on the perimeter of the Columbia Mountains:

It has an area of 8 km and is a subrange of the Cariboo Mountains which in turn form part of the Columbia Mountains.