Waputik Mountains

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Waputik Mountains
Howse Peak (3290m)& Mt Chephren (3307m) (7897964306).jpg
Howse Peak & Mount Chephren
Highest point
PeakHowse Peak
Elevation3,295 m (10,810 ft)
Coordinates51°48′50″N 116°40′52″W / 51.81389°N 116.68111°W / 51.81389; -116.68111
Dimensions
Length61 km (38 mi) N-S[1]
Width40 km (25 mi) E-W[1]
Area1,069 km2 (413 sq mi)[2]
Geography
Waputik Mountains is located in British Columbia
Waputik Mountains
CountryCanada
ProvincesBritish Columbia and Alberta
Range coordinates51°35′N 116°25′W / 51.583°N 116.417°W / 51.583; -116.417Coordinates: 51°35′N 116°25′W / 51.583°N 116.417°W / 51.583; -116.417[3]
Parent rangeCanadian Rockies
Borders on
Epaulette Mountain

The Waputik Mountains are a mountain range of the Canadian Rockies, located on the Continental Divide between Banff and Yoho National Park. Covering an area of 1,069 square kilometres (413 sq mi),[2] the range is located west of the Howse, Blaeberry and Amiskwi Rivers and east of the Bow and Mistaya Rivers and south to Kicking Horse Pass.[4] Named in 1884 by George M. Dawson, "waputik" is the Stoney Indian word for white goat.[4]

Many of the highest peaks of the range are heavily glaciated as they sit within the Waputik and Wapta Icefields. The range is further divided into the President Range and Waputik Range

This range includes the following mountains and peaks:[5]

Mountain metres feet
Howse Peak 3,295 10,810
White Pyramid 3,275 10,745
Mount Balfour 3,272 10,735
Mount Chephren 3,266 10,715
Mount Baker 3,172 10,407
Mount Gordon 3,161 10,371
Mont des Poilus 3,161 10,371
Mount Sarbach 3,155 10,351
Mount Olive 3,130 10,269
Mount Collie 3,116 10,223
Kaufmann Peaks 3,110 10,200
Epaulette Mountain 3,094 10,151
3,065 10,056
Mount Thompson 3,065 10,056
Mount Rhondda 3,055 10,023
Crowfoot Mountain 3,050 10,006
Trapper Peak 3,014 9,888
Peyto Peak 2,970 9,744
St. Nicholas Peak 2,970 9,744
Mount Jimmy Simpson 2,963 9,721
Bow Peak 2,840 9,320

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Waputik Mountains". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2013-06-08.
  2. ^ a b "Waputik Mountains". bivouac.com. Retrieved 2013-06-08.
  3. ^ "Waputik Mountains". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-07-12.
  4. ^ a b "Waputik Mountains". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2013-06-08.
  5. ^ Bow Lake and Saskatchewan Crossing (Map) (2nd ed.). Cochrane, AB: Gem Trek Publishing Ltd.


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