# Bow Range
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{{short description|Subrange of the Park Ranges in Alberta and British Columbia, Canada}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name= Bow Range
| image= Mount Temple.jpg
| image_caption= North face of Mount Temple
| country= [Canada](/source/Canada)
| subdivision2_type= Provinces
| subdivision2= {{enum|[Alberta](/source/Alberta)|[British Columbia](/source/British_Columbia)}}
| part_type = Protected areas
| part = {{unbulleted list|[Banff National Park](/source/Banff_National_Park)|[Kootenay National Park](/source/Kootenay_National_Park)}}
| parent= [Canadian Rockies](/source/Canadian_Rockies)
(Southern [Continental Ranges](/source/Continental_Ranges))
| borders_on= {{enum|[Waputik Range](/source/Waputik_Range)|[Slate Range](/source/Slate_Range_(Alberta))|[Ball Range](/source/Ball_Range)|[Ottertail Range](/source/Ottertail_Range)}}
| area_km2= 717
| area_ref=[
| length_km= 34
| length_ref=][
| width_km= 43
| width_ref=][
| length_orientation= N-S
| highest= [Mount Temple](/source/Mount_Temple_(Alberta))
| highest_location= Alberta
| elevation_m= 3543
| elevation_ref=][{{cite crdb|id= 1376|name=Mount Temple|access-date=2019-08-17}}]
| listing = [Mountains of Alberta](/source/List_of_mountains_of_Alberta)
| coordinates= {{coord|51|21|02|N|116|12|24|W|type:mountain_region:CA|format=dms|display=inline|name=Mount Temple}}
| coordinates_ref=[{{cite cgndb | id = IALEB | name = Mount Temple | access-date = 2023-09-04}}]
| map= Alberta#British Columbia
| map_size= 200
| map_caption= Location in Alberta##Location in British Columbia
| range_coordinates= {{coord|51|20|00|N|116|17|00|W|type:mountain_region:CA|format=dms|display=inline,title|name=Bow Range}}
| range_coordinates_ref=[
}}
The '''Bow Range''' is a [mountain range](/source/mountain_range) of the [Park Ranges](/source/Park_Ranges) in [Alberta](/source/Alberta) and [British Columbia](/source/British_Columbia), [Canada](/source/Canada). The range is named in association with the [Bow River](/source/Bow_River) and was officially adopted on March 31, 1917 by the [Geographic Board of Canada](/source/Geographic_Board_of_Canada).][{{cite bcgnis|473|Bow Range|2009-01-13}}]
It is a part of the [Banff](/source/Banff%2C_Alberta)-[Lake Louise](/source/Lake_Louise%2C_Alberta) Core Area of the Southern [Continental Ranges](/source/Continental_Ranges), located on the [Continental Divide](/source/Continental_Divide_of_the_Americas), west of the Bow River valley, in [Banff National Park](/source/Banff_National_Park) and [Kootenay National Park](/source/Kootenay_National_Park).
The Bow Range covers a surface area of {{cvt|717|sqkm|sqmi}}, has a length of 34 km (from north to south) and a maximum width of 43 km.[{{cite peakbagger |rid=141312 |name=Bow Range |access-date=2006-09-20}}] The highest peak is Mount Temple, with an elevation of {{convert|3543|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}.[ The range also covers the [Valley of the Ten Peaks](/source/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](/source/The_Beehive_(Alberta)) plain of the Six Glaciers system and Saddle Back Pass.
==Peaks and mountains==
{{#invoke:Mountains Prism|list|m|rank,name,elev,prom,fa,tcoords,custom1:Easiest route
|3543^[Mount Temple](/source/Mount_Temple_(Alberta))^Moderate scramble on SW face
|3492^[Hungabee Mountain](/source/Mount_Hungabee)^[UIAA](/source/International_Climbing_and_Mountaineering_Federation) III 5.4 on West ridge
|3464^[Mount Victoria](/source/Mount_Victoria_(Bow_Range))^UIAA II on SE ridge, South Summit
|3424^[Deltaform Mountain](/source/Deltaform_Mountain)^UIAA II 5.5 on NW ridge
|3423^[Mount Lefroy](/source/Mount_Lefroy)^UIAA II on West face
|3348^[Mount Huber](/source/Mount_Huber)^
|3320^[Mount Biddle](/source/Mount_Biddle)^
|3310^[Mount Allen](/source/Mount_Allen_(Bow_Range))^
|3302^[Glacier Peak](/source/Glacier_Peak_(Bow_Range))^
|3292^[Ringrose Peak](/source/Ringrose_Peak)^
|3246^[Mount Tuzo](/source/Mount_Tuzo)^
|3241^[Neptuak Mountain](/source/Neptuak_Mountain)^
|3235^[Mount Fay](/source/Mount_Fay)^
|3232^[Collier Peak](/source/Collier_Peak)^
|3206^[Wenkchemna Peak](/source/Wenkchemna_Peak)^
|3173^[Quadra Mountain](/source/Quadra_Mountain)^
|3163^[Popes Peak](/source/Popes_Peak)^
|3152^[Mount Aberdeen](/source/Mount_Aberdeen_(Alberta))^
|3137^[Odaray Mountain](/source/Odaray_Mountain)^
|3134^[Mount Little](/source/Mount_Little)^
|3103^[Mount Babel](/source/Mount_Babel_(Alberta))^UIAA IV 5.10 A1 on East face
|3088^[Bident Mountain](/source/Bident_Mountain)^
|3083^[Mount Owen](/source/Mount_Owen_(British_Columbia))^
|3077^[Eiffel Peak](/source/Eiffel_Peak)^Scramble
|3072^[Mount Bowlen](/source/Mount_Bowlen)^
|3070^[Haddo Peak](/source/Haddo_Peak)^
|3070^[Pinnacle Mountain](/source/Pinnacle_Mountain_(Alberta))^
|3051^[Mount Perren](/source/Mount_Perren)^
|3001^[Chimney Peak](/source/Chimney_Peak_(Canada))^
|2983^[Mount Whyte](/source/Mount_Whyte)^Difficult scramble or Perren Route II 5.6
|2976^[Mount Niblock](/source/Mount_Niblock)^Moderate scramble
|2974^[Narao Peak](/source/Narao_Peak)^Moderate scramble
|2910^[Mount Bell](/source/Mount_Bell_(Alberta))^Moderate scramble
|2851^[Yukness Mountain](/source/Yukness_Mountain)^Scramble (South peak)
|2850^[The Mitre](/source/The_Mitre_(Alberta))^
|2845^[Mount Whymper](/source/Mount_Whymper_(Canadian_Rockies))^Moderate scramble
|2760^[Boom Mountain](/source/Boom_Mountain)^Moderate scramble
|2744^[Fairview Mountain](/source/Fairview_Mountain_(Alberta))^Easy scramble above Lake Louise
|2691^[Mount Schaffer](/source/Mount_Schaffer)^
|2649^[Mount St. Piran](/source/Mount_St._Piran)^Hiking trail
|2433^[Saddle Mountain](/source/Saddle_Mountain_(Alberta))^Hiking trail
|2270^[Big Beehive](/source/The_Beehive_(Alberta))^Hiking trail
}}
{{GeoGroup|section=Peaks and mountains}}
==Gallery==
File:Haddo Peak.jpg|[Haddo Peak](/source/Haddo_Peak)
File:Mount Temple panorama.jpg|Bow Range seen from Lake Louise Ski Resort, with Mount Temple centered
==References==
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==External links==
* {{Commons category-inline}}
* {{cite cgndb|id=IAHZC|name=Bow Range (AB)}}
* {{cite cgndb|id=JABBG|name=Bow Range (BC)}}
* [http://www.bivouac.com/ArxPg.asp?ArxId=1123 Bow Range] in the Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia
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