Bow Range

Bow Range
North face of Mount Temple
Highest point
PeakMount Temple, Alberta
Elevation3,543 m (11,624 ft)[1]
ListingMountains of Alberta
Coordinates51°21′02″N 116°12′24″W / 51.35056°N 116.20667°W / 51.35056; -116.20667 (Mount Temple)[2]
Dimensions
Length34 km (21 mi) N-S[3]
Width43 km (27 mi)[3]
Area717 km2 (277 sq mi)[3]
Geography
Bow Range
Location in Alberta
Bow Range
Location in British Columbia
CountryCanada
ProvincesAlberta and British Columbia
Protected areas
Range coordinates51°20′00″N 116°17′00″W / 51.33333°N 116.28333°W / 51.33333; -116.28333 (Bow Range)[4]
Parent rangeCanadian Rockies
(Southern Continental Ranges)
Borders onWaputik Range, Slate Range, Ball Range and Ottertail Range

The Bow Range is a mountain range of the Park Ranges in Alberta and British Columbia, Canada. The range is named in association with the Bow River and was officially adopted on March 31, 1917 by the Geographic Board of Canada.[4]

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 sq mi), has a length of 34 km (from north to south) and a maximum width of 43 km.[3] The highest peak is Mount Temple, with an elevation of 3,543 m (11,624 ft).[1] The range also covers the Valley of the Ten Peaks, with the tallest of the ten being Mount Hungabee at 3492 metres. 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

Rank Mountain / Peak Elevation Prominence FA Coordinates Easiest route
m ft m ft
1 Mount Temple 3,543 11,624 1,544 5,066 1894 51°21′2″N 116°12′24″W / 51.35056°N 116.20667°W / 51.35056; -116.20667 Moderate scramble on SW face
2 Hungabee Mountain 3,492 11,457 987 3,238 1903 51°19′58″N 116°17′2″W / 51.33278°N 116.28389°W / 51.33278; -116.28389 UIAA III 5.4 on West ridge
3 Mount Victoria 3,464 11,365 547 1,795 1897 51°22′37″N 116°18′24″W / 51.37694°N 116.30667°W / 51.37694; -116.30667 UIAA II on SE ridge, South Summit
4 Deltaform Mountain 3,424 11,234 822 2,697 1903 51°18′6″N 116°14′43″W / 51.30167°N 116.24528°W / 51.30167; -116.24528 UIAA II 5.5 on NW ridge
5 Mount Lefroy 3,423 11,230 417 1,368 1897 51°21′44″N 116°16′47″W / 51.36222°N 116.27972°W / 51.36222; -116.27972 UIAA II on West face
6 Mount Huber 3,348 10,984 158 518 1903 51°22′13″N 116°18′44″W / 51.37028°N 116.31222°W / 51.37028; -116.31222  
7 Mount Biddle 3,320 10,890 731 2,398 1903 51°19′24″N 116°18′26″W / 51.32333°N 116.30722°W / 51.32333; -116.30722  
8 Mount Allen 3,310 10,860 260 850 1904 51°17′33″N 116°13′12″W / 51.29250°N 116.22000°W / 51.29250; -116.22000  
9 Glacier Peak 3,302 10,833 72 236 1909 51°21′2″N 116°17′1″W / 51.35056°N 116.28361°W / 51.35056; -116.28361  
10 Ringrose Peak 3,292 10,801 137 449 1909 51°20′34″N 116°17′28″W / 51.34278°N 116.29111°W / 51.34278; -116.29111  
11 Mount Tuzo 3,246 10,650 210 690 1906 51°18′6″N 116°13′42″W / 51.30167°N 116.22833°W / 51.30167; -116.22833  
12 Neptuak Mountain 3,241 10,633 151 495 1902 51°18′29″N 116°15′28″W / 51.30806°N 116.25778°W / 51.30806; -116.25778  
13 Mount Fay 3,235 10,614 389 1,276 1904 51°17′58″N 116°9′43″W / 51.29944°N 116.16194°W / 51.29944; -116.16194  
14 Collier Peak 3,232 10,604 94 308 1893 51°23′27″N 116°18′12″W / 51.39083°N 116.30333°W / 51.39083; -116.30333  
15 Wenkchemna Peak 3,206 10,518 16 52 1923 51°19′43″N 116°16′35″W / 51.32861°N 116.27639°W / 51.32861; -116.27639  
16 Quadra Mountain 3,173 10,410 285 935 1910 51°17′13″N 116°9′12″W / 51.28694°N 116.15333°W / 51.28694; -116.15333  
17 Popes Peak 3,163 10,377 81 266 1903 51°24′8″N 116°17′40″W / 51.40222°N 116.29444°W / 51.40222; -116.29444  
18 Mount Aberdeen 3,152 10,341 566 1,857 1894 51°22′48″N 116°14′51″W / 51.38000°N 116.24750°W / 51.38000; -116.24750  
19 Odaray Mountain 3,137 10,292 627 2,057 1887 51°21′37″N 116°23′3″W / 51.36028°N 116.38417°W / 51.36028; -116.38417  
20 Mount Little 3,134 10,282 164 538 1916 51°17′45″N 116°10′58″W / 51.29583°N 116.18278°W / 51.29583; -116.18278  
21 Mount Babel 3,103 10,180 200 660 1910 51°18′23″N 116°9′48″W / 51.30639°N 116.16333°W / 51.30639; -116.16333 UIAA IV 5.10 A1 on East face
22 Bident Mountain 3,088 10,131 103 338 1903 51°17′15″N 116°8′28″W / 51.28750°N 116.14111°W / 51.28750; -116.14111  
23 Mount Owen 3,083 10,115 903 2,963 1892 51°18′58″N 116°25′13″W / 51.31611°N 116.42028°W / 51.31611; -116.42028  
24 Eiffel Peak 3,077 10,095 465 1,526 1901 51°19′56″N 116°14′7″W / 51.33222°N 116.23528°W / 51.33222; -116.23528 Scramble
25 Mount Bowlen 3,072 10,079 170 560 1901 51°18′6″N 116°11′22″W / 51.30167°N 116.18944°W / 51.30167; -116.18944  
26 Haddo Peak 3,070 10,070 83 272 1903 51°23′0″N 116°14′12″W / 51.38333°N 116.23667°W / 51.38333; -116.23667  
26 Pinnacle Mountain 3,070 10,070 225 738 1909 51°20′20″N 116°13′39″W / 51.33889°N 116.22750°W / 51.33889; -116.22750  
28 Mount Perren 3,051 10,010 113 371 1927 51°17′47″N 116°12′32″W / 51.29639°N 116.20889°W / 51.29639; -116.20889  
29 Chimney Peak 3,001 9,846 137 449 1910 51°15′52″N 116°9′19″W / 51.26444°N 116.15528°W / 51.26444; -116.15528  
30 Mount Whyte 2,983 9,787 140 460 1901 51°24′31″N 116°16′16″W / 51.40861°N 116.27111°W / 51.40861; -116.27111 Difficult scramble or Perren Route II 5.6
31 Mount Niblock 2,976 9,764 142 466 1899 51°25′3″N 116°16′16″W / 51.41750°N 116.27111°W / 51.41750; -116.27111 Moderate scramble
32 Narao Peak 2,974 9,757 90 300 1913 51°24′45″N 116°18′56″W / 51.41250°N 116.31556°W / 51.41250; -116.31556 Moderate scramble
33 Mount Bell 2,910 9,550 445 1,460 1910 51°17′3″N 116°6′4″W / 51.28417°N 116.10111°W / 51.28417; -116.10111 Moderate scramble
34 Yukness Mountain 2,851 9,354 161 528 1918 51°20′41″N 116°18′18″W / 51.34472°N 116.30500°W / 51.34472; -116.30500 Scramble (South peak)
35 The Mitre 2,850 9,350 229 751 1901 51°21′48″N 116°15′44″W / 51.36333°N 116.26222°W / 51.36333; -116.26222  
36 Mount Whymper 2,845 9,334     Moderate scramble
37 Boom Mountain 2,760 9,060 458 1,503 1903 51°15′4″N 116°4′43″W / 51.25111°N 116.07861°W / 51.25111; -116.07861 Moderate scramble
38 Fairview Mountain 2,744 9,003 275 902 1893 51°23′58″N 116°13′24″W / 51.39944°N 116.22333°W / 51.39944; -116.22333 Easy scramble above Lake Louise
39 Mount Schaffer 2,691 8,829 48 157 1909 51°20′40″N 116°20′24″W / 51.34444°N 116.34000°W / 51.34444; -116.34000  
40 Mount St. Piran 2,649 8,691 187 614 Unk 51°25′17″N 116°15′10″W / 51.42139°N 116.25278°W / 51.42139; -116.25278 Hiking trail
41 Saddle Mountain 2,433 7,982 107 351 Unk 51°23′35″N 116°12′31″W / 51.39306°N 116.20861°W / 51.39306; -116.20861 Hiking trail
42 Big Beehive 2,270 7,450     1891 51°24′51″N 116°14′38″W / 51.41417°N 116.24389°W / 51.41417; -116.24389 Hiking trail
  • Haddo Peak
  • Bow Range seen from Lake Louise Ski Resort, with Mount Temple centered

References

  1. ^ a b "Mount Temple". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2019-08-17.
  2. ^ "Mount Temple". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
  3. ^ a b c d "Bow Range". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2006-09-20.
  4. ^ a b "Bow Range". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2009-01-13.
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