Bow Range

Bow Range
North face of Mount Temple
Highest point
Peak	Mount Temple,Alberta
Elevation	3,543 m (11,624 ft) [1]
Listing	Mountains of Alberta
Coordinates	51°21′02″N116°12′24″W / 51.35056°N 116.20667°W / 51.35056; -116.20667 (Mount Temple) [2]
Dimensions
Length	34 km (21 mi)N-S [3]
Width	43 km (27 mi) [3]
Area	717 km2 (277 sq mi) [3]
Geography
Bow Range Location in Alberta Show map of Alberta Bow Range Location in British Columbia Show map of British Columbia
Country	Canada
Provinces	Alberta and British Columbia
Protected areas	Banff National Park Kootenay National Park
Range coordinates	51°20′00″N116°17′00″W / 51.33333°N 116.28333°W / 51.33333; -116.28333 (Bow Range) [4]
Parent range	Canadian Rockies (Southern Continental Ranges)
Borders on	Waputik 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″N116°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″N116°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″N116°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″N116°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″N116°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″N116°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″N116°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″N116°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″N116°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″N116°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″N116°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″N116°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″N116°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″N116°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″N116°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″N116°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″N116°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″N116°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″N116°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″N116°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″N116°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″N116°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″N116°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″N116°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″N116°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″N116°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″N116°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″N116°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″N116°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″N116°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″N116°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″N116°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″N116°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″N116°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″N116°15′44″W / 51.36333°N 116.26222°W / 51.36333; -116.26222
36	Mount Whymper	2,845	9,334	263	863	1901	51°13′27″N116°5′54″W / 51.22417°N 116.09833°W / 51.22417; -116.09833	Moderate scramble
37	Boom Mountain	2,760	9,060	458	1,503	1903	51°15′4″N116°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″N116°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″N116°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″N116°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″N116°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″N116°14′38″W / 51.41417°N 116.24389°W / 51.41417; -116.24389	Hiking trail

Gallery

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  Haddo Peak
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  Bow Range seen from Lake Louise Ski Resort, with Mount Temple centered

References

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

External links

• Media related to Bow Range at Wikimedia Commons
• "Bow Range (AB)". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada.
• "Bow Range (BC)". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada.
• Bow Range in the Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia