Bow Range
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Bow Range is a mountain range
of the Canadian Rockies
in Alberta
and British Columbia
, Canada
. The range is named in associated with the Bow River
and was officially adopted on March 31, 1917 by the Geographic Board of Canada.
It is a part of the Banff-Lake Louise Core Area of the Southern Continental Ranges
, located on the Continental Divide, west of the Bow River valley, in Banff National Park
and Kootenay National Park
.
The Bow Range covers a surface area of 717 km² (277 mi²), has a length of 34 km (from north to south) and a maximum width of 43 km. The highest peak is Mount Temple, with an elevation of 3543 m (11,624 ft). The range also covers the "Ten Peaks", with the tallest of the ten being Deltaform mountain with an elevation of 3424 meters and the second highest being Mount Hungabee at 3493 meters. The range also has hiking areas such as the Consolation Lakes, Sentinel Pass-Larch Valley, Wenkchenma Pass-Eiffel Lake, the beehive plain of the Six Glaciers system and Saddle Back Pass.
Mountain range
A mountain range is a single, large mass consisting of a succession of mountains or narrowly spaced mountain ridges, with or without peaks, closely related in position, direction, formation, and age; a component part of a mountain system or of a mountain chain...
of the Canadian Rockies
Canadian Rockies
The Canadian Rockies comprise the Canadian segment of the North American Rocky Mountains range. They are the eastern part of the Canadian Cordillera, extending from the Interior Plains of Alberta to the Rocky Mountain Trench of British Columbia. The southern end borders Idaho and Montana of the USA...
in Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
and British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. The range is named in associated with the Bow River
Bow River
The Bow River is a river in the Canadian province of Alberta. It is a tributary of the South Saskatchewan River, and is considered the headwater of the Nelson River....
and was officially adopted on March 31, 1917 by the Geographic Board of Canada.
It is a part of the Banff-Lake Louise Core Area of the Southern Continental Ranges
Continental Ranges
The Continental Ranges is a name for a major grouping of mountain ranges in the Rocky Mountains located in eastern British Columbia and western Alberta...
, located on the Continental Divide, west of the Bow River valley, in Banff National Park
Banff National Park
Banff National Park is Canada's oldest national park, established in 1885 in the Rocky Mountains. The park, located 110–180 kilometres west of Calgary in the province of Alberta, encompasses of mountainous terrain, with numerous glaciers and ice fields, dense coniferous forest, and alpine...
and Kootenay National Park
Kootenay National Park
Kootenay National Park is located in southeastern British Columbia Canada covering in the Canadian Rockies and forms part of a World Heritage Site. The park ranges in elevation from at the south-west park entrance to at Deltaform Mountain...
.
The Bow Range covers a surface area of 717 km² (277 mi²), has a length of 34 km (from north to south) and a maximum width of 43 km. The highest peak is Mount Temple, with an elevation of 3543 m (11,624 ft). The range also covers the "Ten Peaks", with the tallest of the ten being Deltaform mountain with an elevation of 3424 meters and the second highest being Mount Hungabee at 3493 meters. The range also has hiking areas such as the Consolation Lakes, Sentinel Pass-Larch Valley, Wenkchenma Pass-Eiffel Lake, the beehive plain of the Six Glaciers system and Saddle Back Pass.
Peaks and mountains
- Mount Temple - 3543 m (11,624 ft)
- Hungabee MountainMount HungabeeMount Hungabee, officially Hungabee Mountain, is a mountain located on the boundaries of Banff National Park and Yoho National Park on the Continental Divide at the head of Paradise Valley. The peak was named in 1894 by Samuel Allen after the Stoney Indian word for "chieftain" as the mountain is...
- 3490 m (11,450 ft) - Mount VictoriaMount Victoria (Alberta/British Columbia)Mount Victoria is a mountain on the Continental Divide, at the border of Alberta and British Columbia in western Canada. The mountain is located on the western buttress of Abbot Pass.The mountain was named by J. Norman Collie in 1897 for Queen Victoria....
- 3467 m (11,375 ft) - Deltaform MountainDeltaform MountainDeltaform Mountain is one of the mountains in the Valley of the Ten Peaks, located on the Continental Divide on the border of British Columbia and Alberta, and also on the border between Banff and Kootenay National Parks in Canada...
- 3424 m (11,234 ft) - Mount LefroyMount LefroyMount Lefroy is a mountain on the Continental Divide, at the border of Alberta and British Columbia in western Canada. The mountain is located on the eastern side of Abbot Pass.The mountain was named by George M...
- 3423 m (11,230 ft) - Mount Huber - 3368 m (11,050 ft)
- Mount BabelMount Babel (Alberta)Mount Babel is a mountain peak of the Bow Range in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada. The mountain can be seen from the Valley of the Ten Peaks.Mount Babel was first climbed by A Hart, E. Wheeler, L. Wilson and H. Worsfold in 1910....
- 3103 m (10,180 ft) - Mount Owen - 3083 m (10,115 ft)
- Mount WhyteMount WhyteMount Whyte is a mountain in Alberta, Canada located in Banff National Park, near Lake Louise. The mountain can be seen from the Trans-Canada Highway, and offers views of the Valley of the Ten Peaks, including the Chateau Lake Louise....
- 2990 m (9,810 ft) - Mount BellMount BellMount Bell is a bluff-type mountain, 4,305 m, forming a part of the northeast edge of Grindley Plateau, 6 nautical miles southeast of Mount Mackellar in Queen Alexandra Range. Named by the British Antarctic Expedition for William Bell, a relative of Shackleton and supporter of the expedition....
- 2932 m (9,619 ft) - Mount St. Piran - 2649 m (8,691 ft)
External links
- Bow Range in the Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia