Neptuak Mountain
Encyclopedia
Neptak Mountain was named by Samuel E.S. Allen in 1894. "Neptuak" is the Stoney Indian
word for "nine". It is located on the Continental Divide, which is also the British Columbia
-Alberta
border in this region, and is in the Bow Range
of the Park Ranges
of the Canadian Rockies
.
Nakoda (people)
The Nakoda are a First Nation group, indigenous to both Canada and, originally, the United States....
word for "nine". It is located on the Continental Divide, which is also the 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...
-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...
border in this region, and is in the Bow Range
Bow Range
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....
of the Park Ranges
Park Ranges
The Park Ranges, also known as the Main Ranges, are a group of mountain ranges in the Canadian Rockies of eastern British Columbia and western Alberta, Canada...
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...
.
See also
- Mountains of AlbertaMountains of AlbertaMost of Alberta's mountains are found in the south-western part of the province of Alberta on the eastern slopes of the Canadian Rockies . Other elevated spots can be found in the Caribou Mountains and the Cypress Hills....
- Mountains of British Columbia
- List of peaks on the British Columbia-Alberta border