Mount Bowlen

Mount Bowlen
Mount Bowlen from Moraine Lake
Highest point
Elevation3,206 m (10,518 ft)[1]
Prominence170 m (560 ft)
ListingMountains of Alberta
Mountains of British Columbia
Coordinates51°18′06″N 116°11′22″W / 51.30167°N 116.18944°W / 51.30167; -116.18944[2]
Geography
Mount Bowlen is located in Alberta
Mount Bowlen
Mount Bowlen
Location in Alberta
Mount Bowlen is located in British Columbia
Mount Bowlen
Mount Bowlen
Location in British Columbia
Mount Bowlen is located in Canada
Mount Bowlen
Mount Bowlen
Location in Canada
Map
Interactive map of Mount Bowlen
CountryCanada
ProvincesAlberta and British Columbia
National ParksBanff and Kootenay
Parent rangeBow Range
Topo mapNTS 82N8 Lake Louise[2]
Climbing
First ascent1901 G.T. Little, Charles S. Thompson, G.M. Weed, Hans Kaufmann[1]

Mount Bowlen is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia and forms part of the Valley of the Ten Peaks. It was named in 1953 after John J. Bowlen, a native of Prince Edward Island, successful Alberta rancher, honorary chief of the Blackfoot, and a Lieutenant Governor of Alberta. Its former name was "Yamnee", which translates to the number 3 in the local Nakoda (Stoney) language.[1][3]

Geology

The mountains in Banff Park are composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods.[4] Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.[5]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, the mountain has a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[6] Temperatures can drop below −20 °C (−4 °F) with wind chill factors below −30 °C (−22 °F) in the winter.

  • Mount Bowlen centered and reflected in Moraine Lake
    Mount Bowlen centered and reflected in Moraine Lake
  • Mount Bowlen seen from Larch Valley
    Mount Bowlen seen from Larch Valley

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Mount Bowlen". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
  2. ^ a b "Mount Bowlen". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2013-06-29.
  3. ^ Boles, len W.; Laurilla, Roger W.; Putnam, William L. (2006). Canadian Mountain Place Names. Vancouver: Rocky Mountain Books. pp. 47–48. ISBN 978-1-894765-79-4.
  4. ^ Belyea, Helen R. (1960). The Story of the Mountains in Banff National Park (PDF). parkscanadahistory.com (Report). Ottawa: Geological Survey of Canada. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-10-02. Retrieved 2019-09-13.
  5. ^ Gadd, Ben (2008). Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias.
  6. ^ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11 (5): 1633–1644. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. ISSN 1027-5606.

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