Bow 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]

Key Information

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″N 116°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 mi2)[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″N 116°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
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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.