Mount Bowlen

Mount Bowlen
Mount Bowlen
	Mount Bowlen
Highest point
Elevation	3,206 m (10,518 ft) [1]
Prominence	170 m (560 ft)
Listing	Mountains of Alberta; Mountains of British Columbia
Coordinates	51°18′06″N 116°11′22″W [2]
Geography
	Mount Bowlen Location in Alberta and British Columbia Mount Bowlen Mount Bowlen (British Columbia)
Country	Canada
Provinces	Alberta and British Columbia
National Parks	Banff and Kootenay
Parent range	Bow Range
Topo map	NTS 82N/08[2]
Climbing
First ascent	1901 G.T. Little, Charles S. Thompson, G.M. Weed, Hans Kaufmann[1]

Mount Bowlen is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia and forms part of the Valley of the Ten Peaks. It was named in 1953 after John J. Bowlen, a native of Prince Edward Island, successful Alberta rancher, honorary chief of the Blackfoot, and a Lieutenant Governor of Alberta. Its former name was "Yamnee", which translates to the number 3 in the local Nakoda (Stoney) language.[1][3]

Geology

The mountains in Banff Park are composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods.[4] Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.[5]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, the mountain has a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[6] Temperatures can drop below -20 C with wind chill factors below -30 C in the winter.

References

"Mount Bowlen". PeakFinder.com. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
"Mount Bowlen". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2013-06-29.
Boles, len W.; Laurilla, Roger W.; Putnam, William L. (2006). Canadian Mountain Place Names. Vancouver: Rocky Mountain Books. pp. 47–48. ISBN 978-1-894765-79-4.
Belyea, Helen R. (1960). The Story of the Mountains in Banff National Park (PDF). parkscanadahistory.com (Report). Ottawa: Geological Survey of Canada. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-10-02. Retrieved 2019-09-13.
Gadd, Ben (2008). Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias.
Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11: 1633–1644. ISSN 1027-5606.

Gallery

Mount Bowlen centered and reflected in Moraine Lake
Mount Bowlen seen from Larch Valley

External links

Parks Canada web site: Banff National Park
Mount Bowlen weather: Mountain Forecast

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[peakfinder-1] "Mount Bowlen". PeakFinder.com. Retrieved 2019-08-20.

[bcgnis-2] "Mount Bowlen". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2013-06-29.

[3] Boles, len W.; Laurilla, Roger W.; Putnam, William L. (2006). Canadian Mountain Place Names. Vancouver: Rocky Mountain Books. pp. 47–48. ISBN 978-1-894765-79-4.

[Belyea1960-4] Belyea, Helen R. (1960). The Story of the Mountains in Banff National Park (PDF). parkscanadahistory.com (Report). Ottawa: Geological Survey of Canada. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-10-02. Retrieved 2019-09-13.

[gadd-5] Gadd, Ben (2008). Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias.

[Peel-6] Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11: 1633–1644. ISSN 1027-5606.