Waputik Mountains

Waputik Mountains
Howse Peak & Mount Chephren
Highest point
PeakHowse Peak
Elevation3,295 m (10,810 ft)
Listing
Coordinates51°48′49″N 116°40′52″W / 51.81361°N 116.68111°W / 51.81361; -116.68111[1]
Dimensions
Length61 km (38 mi) N-S[2]
Width40 km (25 mi) E-W[2]
Area1,069 km2 (413 sq mi)[3]
Geography
Waputik Mountains is located in British Columbia
Waputik Mountains
Waputik Mountains
Waputik Mountains is located in Alberta
Waputik Mountains
Waputik Mountains
CountryCanada
ProvincesBritish Columbia and Alberta
Range coordinates51°35′N 116°25′W / 51.583°N 116.417°W / 51.583; -116.417[4]
Parent rangeCanadian Rockies
Borders onConway Group
Topo mapNTS 82N10 Blaeberry River
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),[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

  1. ^ "Howse Peak". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
  2. ^ a b "Waputik Mountains". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2013-06-08.
  3. ^ a b "Waputik Mountains". bivouac.com. Retrieved 2013-06-08.
  4. ^ "Waputik Mountains". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-07-12.
  5. ^ a b "Waputik Mountains". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2013-06-08.