Waputik Mountains | |
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![]() Howse Peak & Mount Chephren | |
Highest point | |
Peak | Howse Peak |
Elevation | 3,295 m (10,810 ft) |
Listing | |
Coordinates | 51°48′49″N 116°40′52″W / 51.81361°N 116.68111°W[1] |
Dimensions | |
Length | 61 km (38 mi) N-S[2] |
Width | 40 km (25 mi) E-W[2] |
Area | 1,069 km2 (413 sq mi)[3] |
Geography | |
Country | Canada |
Provinces | British Columbia and Alberta |
Range coordinates | 51°35′N 116°25′W / 51.583°N 116.417°W[4] |
Parent range | Canadian Rockies |
Borders on | Conway Group |
Topo map | NTS 82N10 Blaeberry River |
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Epaulette_Mountain.jpg/220px-Epaulette_Mountain.jpg)
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),[3] 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.[5] Named in 1884 by George M. Dawson, "waputik" is the Stoney Indian word for white goat.[5]
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
Mountains and Peaks
This range includes the following mountains and peaks:[6]
References
- ^ "Howse Peak". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
- ^ a b "Waputik Mountains". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2013-06-08.
- ^ a b "Waputik Mountains". bivouac.com. Retrieved 2013-06-08.
- ^ "Waputik Mountains". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-07-12.
- ^ a b "Waputik Mountains". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2013-06-08.
- ^ Bow Lake and Saskatchewan Crossing (Map) (2nd ed.). Cochrane, AB: Gem Trek Publishing Ltd.