| Bow Range | |
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N face of Mount Temple
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| Country | Canada |
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| Provinces | Alberta, British Columbia |
| Part of | Canadian Rockies (Southern Continental Ranges) |
| Borders on | Waputik Range, Slate Range, Ball Range, Ottertail Range |
| Highest point | Mount Temple |
| - elevation | 3,543 m (11,624 ft) |
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| Length | 34 km (21 mi), N-S |
| Width | 43 km (27 mi) |
| Area | 717 km2 (277 sq mi) |
Bow Range is a mountain range of the Canadian Rockies in Alberta and British Columbia, Canada. The range is named in associated with the Bow River and was officially adopted on March 31, 1917 by the Geographic Board of Canada.[1]
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 mi²), has a length of 34 km (from north to south) and a maximum width of 43 km.[2] The highest peak is Mount Temple, with an elevation of 3,543 m (11,624 ft). The range also covers the "Ten Peaks", with the tallest of the ten being Deltaform mountain with an elevation of 3424 meters and the second highest being Mount Hungabee at 3493 meters. 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.
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