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Waputik Range

The Waputik Range lies west of the upper Bow Valley, east of Bath Creek, and south of Balfour Creek in the Canadian Rockies. "Waputik" means "white goat" in Stoney. The range was named in 1884 by George Mercer Dawson of the Geological Survey of Canada. The President Range lies within the Waputik Range.

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Waputik Range
Waputik Range seen from the Icefields Parkway
Highest point
PeakMount Balfour
Elevation3,272 m (10,735 ft)1
Coordinates51°33′55″N 116°27′58″W / 51.56528°N 116.46611°W / 51.56528; -116.466112
Dimensions
Length19 km (12 mi)3
Width19 km (12 mi)3
Area235 km2 (91 mi2)3
Geography
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Country
Canada
Provinces
Alberta and British Columbia
Range coordinates
51°31′59″N 116°22′02″W / 51.53306°N 116.36722°W / 51.53306; -116.367224
Parent rangeWaputik Mountains
Topo mapNTS 82N9 Hector Lake

The Waputik Range lies west of the upper Bow Valley, east of Bath Creek, and south of Balfour Creek in the Canadian Rockies. "Waputik" means "white goat" in Stoney.5 The range was named in 1884 by George Mercer Dawson of the Geological Survey of Canada.6 The President Range lies within the Waputik Range.

The Waputik Range should not be confused with the much larger Waputik Mountains which encompasses this range and other peaks along the Continental Divide in Yoho National Park.

Mountains and Peaks

Mountain/Peak Height (m/ft) Prom. (m/ft) Location
Howse Peak 3,295 10,810 1,227 4,026 51°48′50″N 116°40′52″W / 51.81389°N 116.68111°W / 51.81389; -116.68111
Mount Balfour 3,272 10,735 934 3,064 51°33′55″N 116°27′58″W / 51.56528°N 116.46611°W / 51.56528; -116.46611
Mount Patterson 3,197 10,489 810 2,660 51°44′52″N 116°34′27″W / 51.74778°N 116.57417°W / 51.74778; -116.57417
Mount Baker 3,180 10,430 480 1,570 51°39′55″N 116°35′52″W / 51.66528°N 116.59778°W / 51.66528; -116.59778
Mont des Poilus 3,166 10,387 466 1,529 51°35′41″N 116°36′24″W / 51.59472°N 116.60667°W / 51.59472; -116.60667
Mount Gordon 3,161 10,371 471 1,545 51°36′22″N 116°30′48″W / 51.60611°N 116.51333°W / 51.60611; -116.51333
Caldron Peak 2,909 9,544 449 1,473 51°43′08″N 116°32′42″W / 51.71889°N 116.54500°W / 51.71889; -116.54500
Waputik Peak 2,755 9,039 952 3,123 51°27′05″N 116°28′39″W / 51.45139°N 116.47750°W / 51.45139; -116.47750
Pulpit Peak 2,720 8,920 140 460 51°34′05″N 116°22′05″W / 51.56806°N 116.36806°W / 51.56806; -116.36806
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References

References

  1. "Mount Balfour". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2022-09-04.
  2. "Mount Balfour". BC Geographical Names. Government of British Columbia – B.C. Geographical Names Office (BCGNO). Retrieved 2022-09-04.
  3. "Waputik Range". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2013-06-08.
  4. "Waputik Range". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2013-06-08.
  5. "Waputik Mountains". BC Geographical Names. Government of British Columbia – B.C. Geographical Names Office (BCGNO). Retrieved 2022-09-04.
  6. Boles, Glen W.; Laurilla, Roger W.; Putnam, William L. (2006). Canadian Mountain Place Names: the Rockies and Columbia Mountains. Vancouver: Rocky Mountain Books. p. 264. ISBN 978-1-894765-79-4. OCLC 244770225.