Waputik Range

Waputik Range
Waputik Range seen from the Icefields Parkway
Highest point
Peak	Mount Balfour
Elevation	3,272 m (10,735 ft) [1]
Coordinates	51°33′55″N116°27′58″W / 51.56528°N 116.46611°W / 51.56528; -116.46611 [2]
Dimensions
Length	19 km (12 mi) [3]
Width	19 km (12 mi) [3]
Area	235 km2 (91 sq mi) [3]
Geography
Waputik Range Show map of Alberta Waputik Range Show map of British Columbia
Country	Canada
Provinces	Alberta and British Columbia
Range coordinates	51°31′59″N116°22′02″W / 51.53306°N 116.36722°W / 51.53306; -116.36722 [4]
Parent range	Waputik Mountains
Topo map	NTS   82N9 Hector Lake

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. ^[5] The range was named in 1884 by George Mercer Dawson of the Geological Survey of Canada. ^[6] The President Range lies within the Waputik Range.

The Waputik Range should not be confused with the much larger Waputik Mountains which encompasses this range and other peaks along the Continental Divide in Yoho National Park.

Mountains and Peaks

Mountain/Peak	Height (m/ft)		Prom. (m/ft)		Location
Howse Peak	3,295	10,810	1,227	4,026	51°48′50″N116°40′52″W / 51.81389°N 116.68111°W / 51.81389; -116.68111
Mount Balfour	3,272	10,735	934	3,064	51°33′55″N116°27′58″W / 51.56528°N 116.46611°W / 51.56528; -116.46611
Mount Patterson	3,197	10,489	810	2,660	51°44′52″N116°34′27″W / 51.74778°N 116.57417°W / 51.74778; -116.57417
Mount Baker	3,180	10,430	480	1,570	51°39′55″N116°35′52″W / 51.66528°N 116.59778°W / 51.66528; -116.59778
Mont des Poilus	3,166	10,387	466	1,529	51°35′41″N116°36′24″W / 51.59472°N 116.60667°W / 51.59472; -116.60667
Mount Gordon	3,161	10,371	471	1,545	51°36′22″N116°30′48″W / 51.60611°N 116.51333°W / 51.60611; -116.51333
Caldron Peak	2,909	9,544	449	1,473	51°43′08″N116°32′42″W / 51.71889°N 116.54500°W / 51.71889; -116.54500
Waputik Peak	2,755	9,039	952	3,123	51°27′05″N116°28′39″W / 51.45139°N 116.47750°W / 51.45139; -116.47750
Pulpit Peak	2,720	8,920	140	460	51°34′05″N116°22′05″W / 51.56806°N 116.36806°W / 51.56806; -116.36806

Gallery

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  Waputik Range

References

1. "Mount Balfour". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2022-09-04.
2. "Mount Balfour". BC Geographical Names . Retrieved 2022-09-04.
3. "Waputik Range". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2013-06-08.
4. "Waputik Range". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2013-06-08.
5. "Waputik Mountains". BC Geographical Names . Retrieved 2022-09-04.
6. Boles, Glen W.; Laurilla, Roger W.; Putnam, William L. (2006). Canadian Mountain Place Names . Vancouver: Rocky Mountain Books. p.  264. ISBN   978-1-894765-79-4.