Mount Bowlen

Mount Bowlen
Mount Bowlen
Highest point
Elevation 3,206 m (10,518 ft) [1]
Prominence 170 m (560 ft)
Coordinates 51°18′06″N 116°11′22″W / 51.30167°N 116.18944°W / 51.30167; -116.18944Coordinates: 51°18′06″N 116°11′22″W / 51.30167°N 116.18944°W / 51.30167; -116.18944 [2]
Geography
Mount Bowlen
Location in Alberta and British Columbia
Location Alberta / British Columbia
Parent range Bow Range
Topo map NTS 82N/08
Climbing
First ascent 1901 G.T. Little, Charles S. Thompson, G.M. Weed, Hans Kaufmann[1]
Easiest route Peak 3

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]

See also

Further reading

• Dave Birrell, 50 Roadside Panoramas in the Canadian Rockies, P 87
• Western Canada, P 280
• Paul Zizka, Summits and Starlight: The Canadian Rockies

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Mount Bowlen". PeakFinder.com. Retrieved 2010-02-11.
  2. ↑ "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.


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