Bow Range

The Bow Range is a mountain range of the Canadian Rockies 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]

Bow Range
North face of Mount Temple
Highest point
PeakMount Temple, Alberta
Elevation3,543 m (11,624 ft)[1]
ListingMountains of Alberta
Coordinates51°21′02″N 116°12′24″W[2]
Dimensions
Length34 km (21 mi) N-S[3]
Width43 km (27 mi)[3]
Area717 km2 (277 sq mi)[3]
Geography
Bow Range is located in Alberta
Bow Range
Bow Range
CountryCanada
ProvincesAlberta and British Columbia
Protected areas
Range coordinates51°20′00″N 116°17′00″W[4]
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 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.

Haddo Peak

Peaks and mountains
NameElevationProminence FAEasiest routeCoordinates
mftmft
Mount Temple 11,624 
style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7003154400000000000"|1,544
 5,066 1894Moderate scramble on SW face51°21′2″N 116°12′25″W
Hungabee Mountain 11,457 
style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7002987000000000000"|987
 3,238 1903UIAA III 5.4 on West ridge 51°19′58″N 116°17′2″W
Mount Victoria 11,365 
style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7002547000000000000"|547
 1,795 1897UIAA II on SE ridge, South Summit 51°22′37″N 116°18′24″W
Deltaform Mountain 11,234 
style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7002822000000000000"|822
 2,697 1903UIAA II 5.5 on NW ridge 51°18′6″N 116°14′43″W
Mount Lefroy 11,230 
style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7002417000000000000"|417
 1,368 1897UIAA II on West face 51°21′44″N 116°16′47″W
Mount Huber 11,050 
style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7002168000000000000"|168
 551 1903  51°22′13″N 116°18′44″W
Mount Biddle 10,890 
style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7002731000000000000"|731
 2,398 1902  51°19′24″N 116°18′26″W
Mount Tuzo 10,650 
style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7002210000000000000"|210
 690 1906  51°18′6″N 116°13′42″W
Mount Fay 10,614 
style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7002389000000000000"|389
 1,276 1904  51°17′58″N 116°9′43″W
Neptuak Mountain 10,607 
style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7002151000000000000"|151
 495 1902  51°18′28″N 116°15′29″W
Quadra Mountain 10,410 
style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7002285000000000000"|285
 935 1910  51°17′13″N 116°9′12″W
Mount Aberdeen 10,341

style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7002566000000000000"|566

 1,857 1894  51°22′48″N 116°14′51″W
Odaray Mountain 10,292

style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7002627000000000000"|627

 2,057 1887  51°21′37″N 116°23′3″W
Mount Babel 10,174 
style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7002200000000000000"|200
 660 1910UIAA IV 5.10 A1 on East face 51°18′23″N 116°9′48″W
Mount Little 10,131 
style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7002164000000000000"|164
 538 1901  51°17′45″N 116°10′58″W
Bident Mountain 10,118

style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7002103000000000000"|103

 338 1903  51°17′15″N 116°8′28″W
Mount Owen 10,115 
style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7002903000000000000"|903
 2,963 1892  51°18′58″N 116°25′13″W
Eiffel Peak 10,095 
style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7002465000000000000"|465
 1,526 1901Scramble 51°19′56″N 116°14′7″W
Haddo Peak 10,070 
style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7001830000000000000"|83
 272 1903  51°23′0″N 116°14′12″W
Pinnacle Mountain 10,070 
style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7002225000000000000"|225
 738 1909  51°20′20″N 116°13′39″W
Mount Perren 10,010 
style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7002113000000000000"|113
 371 1927  51°17′47″N 116°12′32″W
Chimney Peak 9,849 
style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7002137000000000000"|137
 449 1910  51°15′52″N 116°9′19″W
Mount Whyte 9,787 
style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7002140000000000000"|140
 460 1901Difficult scramble or Perren Route II 5.6 51°24′31″N 116°16′16″W
Mount Niblock 9,764 
style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7002142000000000000"|142
 466 1899Moderate scramble 51°25′3″N 116°16′16″W
Mount Bell 9,619 
style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7002225000000000000"|225
 738 1910Moderate scramble 51°17′3″N 116°6′4″W
Fairview Mountain 9,003 
style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7002275000000000000"|275
 902 1893Easy scramble above Lake Louise 51°23′58″N 116°13′24″W
Mount St. Piran 8,691 
style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7002187000000000000"|187
 614  Hiking trail 51°25′17″N 116°15′10″W
Saddle Mountain 7,982 
style="text-align:right;" data-sort-value="7002107000000000000"|107
 351  Hiking trail 51°23′35″N 116°12′31″W
Big Beehive 2,270 7,450     Hiking trail 51°24′51″N 116°14′38″W

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.
Bow Range seen from Lake Louise Ski Resort, with Mount Temple centered
  • Media related to Bow Range at Wikimedia Commons
  • Bow Range in the Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia
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