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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 / 51.35056°N 116.20667°W / 51.35056; -116.20667 (Mount Temple)[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
  • Banff National Park
  • Kootenay National Park
Range coordinates51°20′00″N 116°17′00″W / 51.33333°N 116.28333°W / 51.33333; -116.28333 (Bow Range)[4]
Parent rangeCanadian Rockies
(Southern Continental Ranges)
Borders onWaputik Range, Slate Range, Ball Range and Ottertail 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]

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.

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

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