Mountain River

The Mountain River is a tributary of the Mackenzie River in Canada’s Northwest Territories. Its source is in the Mackenzie Mountains close to the watershed border with Yukon Territory. It flows eastward, joining the Mackenzie River just south of the Arctic Circle. The river flows about 370 kilometres, dropping over 1,200 metres over its course, with large volume rapids, fast current, and six canyons. The upper half of the river is surrounded by mountains which reach heights of over 2,700 metres, with rock colours of buff, grey, cinnamon, green, and maroon. Wildlife includes caribou, moose, wolf, Dall Sheep, grizzly bear, and black bear. It is considered an excellent but difficult wilderness canoeing river.