Bow Range

The 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.[3]

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

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.[2] 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

PeakHeightProminenceEasiest route
Mount Temple3,543 m (11,624 ft)1,544 m (5,066 ft)Moderate scramble on SW face
Hungabee Mountain3,492 m (11,457 ft)987 m (3,238 ft)UIAA III 5.4 on West ridge
Mount Victoria3,464 m (11,365 ft)547 m (1,795 ft)UIAA II on SE ridge, South Summit
Deltaform Mountain3,424 m (11,234 ft)822 m (2,697 ft)UIAA II 5.5 on NW ridge
Mount Lefroy3,423 m (11,230 ft)417 m (1,368 ft)UIAA II on West face
Mount Huber3,368 m (11,050 ft)168 m (551 ft)
Mount Biddle3,320 m (10,892 ft)731 m (2,398 ft)
Neptuak Mountain3,241 m (10,633 ft)151 m (495 ft)
Mount Fay3,235 m (10,614 ft)389 m (1,276 ft)
Odaray Mountain3,137 m (10,292 ft)627 m (2,057 ft)
Mount Babel3,101 m (10,174 ft)200 m (656 ft)UIAA IV 5.10 A1 on East face
Mount Owen3,083 m (10,115 ft)
Pinnacle Mountain3,070 m (10,072 ft)
Chimney Peak3,002 m (9,849 ft)137 m (449 ft)
Mount Whyte2,983 m (9,787 ft)140 m (459 ft)Difficult scramble or Perren Route II 5.6
Mount Niblock2,976 m (9,764 ft)142 m (466 ft)Moderate scramble
Mount Bell2,932 m (9,619 ft)225 m (738 ft) 
Mount St. Piran2,649 m (8,691 ft)187 m (614 ft)Hiking trail

See also

References

  1. "Mount Temple". PeakFinder.com. Retrieved 2019-08-17.
  2. "Bow Range". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2006-09-20.
  3. "Bow Range". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2009-01-13.
  • Bow Range in the Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia
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