Bosche Range

Last updated
Bosche Range
Boshe Range.jpg
Bosche Range and Athabasca River
Highest point
Peak Mount Aeolus
Elevation 2,643 m (8,671 ft) [1]
Listing Mountains of Alberta
Coordinates 53°16′12″N118°04′20″W / 53.27000°N 118.07222°W / 53.27000; -118.07222 [2]
Dimensions
Length40 km (25 mi)N-S [3]
Width28 km (17 mi)E-W [3]
Area483 km2 (186 sq mi) [3]
Geography
Canada Alberta relief location map - transverse mercator proj.svg
Red triangle with thick white border.svg
Location in Western Alberta
Country Canada
Province Alberta
Range coordinates 53°18′N118°10′W / 53.300°N 118.167°W / 53.300; -118.167 [4]
Parent range Canadian Rockies
Topo map NTS 83E8 Rock Lake [4]

The Bosche Range is a mountain range of the Canadian Rockies located northwest of Highway 16 near the eastern border of Jasper National Park, Canada.

This range includes the following mountains and peaks:

Mountain/PeakElevation (m/ft)
Roche Ronde 2,1387,014
Roche à Bosche 2,1236,965
Coronach Mountain 2,4628,077
Mount Aeolus 2,6438,671

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Winston Churchill Range</span> Mountain range in Western Canada

The Winston Churchill Range is a mountain range in the central section of the Park Ranges of the Canadian Rockies located in Jasper National Park. The range was named after Sir Winston Churchill, former British prime minister.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fairholme Range</span> Mountain range in Alberta, Canada

The Fairholme Range is a mountain range east of the Bow River valley in the Canadian Rockies. The range is bounded on the west side by the Trans-Canada Highway as it passes through the towns of Exshaw and Canmore, while the northern section of the range extends into Banff National Park to the southern shores of Lake Minnewanka. John Palliser named the range in 1859 after his sister Grace Fairholme, who had married William Fairholme.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Slate Range (Alberta)</span> Mountain range in Alberta, Canada

The Slate Range is a mountain range of the Canadian Rockies, located in Banff National Park, Canada. The range is named after slate, the primary composition of the mountains in the area.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ball Range</span> Mountain range in British Columbia, Canada

The Ball Range is a mountain range on the Continental Divide between Vermilion Pass and Red Earth Pass in Kootenay National Park, Canada. The range is named after John Ball, a politician who helped secure funding for the Palliser expedition.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kananaskis Range</span> Subrange of the Front Ranges in Alberta, Canada

The Kananaskis Range is a mountain range west of the Kananaskis River in the Canadian Rockies. Many of the peaks are named after ships and people involved in the Battle of Jutland.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Queen Elizabeth Ranges</span> Mountain range in Alberta, Canada

The Queen Elizabeth Ranges is a group of mountain ranges in the Canadian Rockies on the southeastern side of Jasper National Park, Canada. The northern end of the ranges begins east of Medicine Lake and extends in a southeasterly direction past the southern shore of Maligne Lake. The group was named in 1953 to celebrate the coronation of Elizabeth II as Canada's sovereign.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Blue Range</span> Subrange of the Park Ranges in Alberta and British Columbia, Canada

The Blue Range is a mountain range of the Canadian Rockies, located on the Continental Divide in Banff National Park, Canada. The range was so named on account of its blueish colour when viewed from afar. Mount Alcantara is the highest point in the range.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Elk Range (Canada)</span> Mountain range in British Columbia and Alberta, Canada

The Elk Range is a mountain range of the Canadian Rockies, located on the southern edge of Kananaskis on the Alberta-British Columbia border. The range was named for elk found on the mountain slopes and in the nearby Elk River valley. Originally known as the Elk Mountains in 1917, the name was formally changed to the Elk Range in 1951.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Beaverfoot Range</span> Mountain range in British Columbia, Canada

The Beaverfoot Range is a mountain range of the Canadian Rockies, located in southeastern British Columbia. The range extends from Cedared Creek near Spillimacheen north to the Kicking Horse River.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Palliser Range</span> Subrange of the Front Ranges in Alberta, Canada

The Palliser Range is a mountain range of the Canadian Rockies that lies in the extreme southeast corner of Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Massive Range</span> Mountain range in Banff NP, Canada

The Massive Range is a mountain range of the Canadian Rockies, located in the southwestern area of the Bow River valley in Banff National Park, Canada.

The Waputik Range lies west of the upper Bow Valley, east of Bath Creek, and south of Balfour Creek in the Canadian Rockies. "Waputik" means "white goat" in Stoney. The range was named in 1884 by George Mercer Dawson of the Geological Survey of Canada. The President Range lies within the Waputik Range.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Maligne Range</span> Subrange of the Front Ranges in Alberta, Canada

The Maligne Range is a mountain range of the Canadian Rockies located directly southeast of Jasper townsite in Jasper National Park, Canada. The southern tail-end of the range finishes at Endless Chain Ridge.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Misty Range</span> Mountain range in Alberta, Canada

The Misty Range is a mountain range of the Canadian Rockies located east of the Bighorn Highway within Kananaskis Country, Canada.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">High Rock Range</span> Mountain range in Alberta and British Columbia, Canada

The High Rock Range is a mountain range of the Canadian Rockies in southwestern Alberta and southeastern British Columbia, Canada.

Mount Ulysses, is the highest mountain in the Muskwa Ranges of the Northern Canadian Rockies in British Columbia. It and neighbouring peaks are part of a group of names drawing on the epic poem The Odyssey, in which here Ulysses wanders for 10 years before being able to return home to Ithaca.

Mount Aeolus is a mountain located in the Bosche Range in Alberta, Canada. The mountain was named for Aeolus, the Greek god of winds. The summit was so named on account of frequent windy conditions near it.

Coronach Mountain is a 2,462-metre (8,077 ft) mountain summit located in Jasper National Park of Alberta, Canada. It is situated in the Bosche Range of the Canadian Rockies. The mountain was named in 1916 by Morrison P. Bridgland, who was inspired by the howling of nearby coyotes and applied the name Coronach, the Scottish Gaelic word for funeral dirge. Bridgland (1878-1948) was a Dominion Land Surveyor who named many peaks in Jasper Park and the Canadian Rockies. The mountain's name was officially adopted in 1956 by the Geographical Names Board of Canada. Its nearest higher peak is Mount Aeolus, 3.5 km (2.2 mi) to the north.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mount Coulthard</span> Mountain in the country of Canada

Mount Coulthard is a summit that straddles the border between Alberta and British Columbia in Canada.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Spray Mountains</span>

The Spray Mountains is a mountain range of the Canadian Rockies located in southwestern Alberta, Canada.

References

  1. "Mount Aeolus". PeakFinder.com. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
  2. "Mount Aeolus". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2021-03-03.
  3. 1 2 3 "Bosche Range". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2012-06-09.
  4. 1 2 "Bosche Range". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2019-07-24.