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Mount Bowlen
Mountain in Alberta/BC, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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]
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Mount Bowlen | |
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![]() Mount Bowlen from Moraine Lake | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,206 m (10,518 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 170 m (560 ft) |
Listing | Mountains of Alberta Mountains of British Columbia |
Coordinates | 51°18′06″N 116°11′22″W[2] |
Geography | |
Country | Canada |
Provinces | Alberta and British Columbia |
National Parks | Banff and Kootenay |
Parent range | Bow Range |
Topo map | NTS 82N8 Lake Louise[2] |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1901 G.T. Little, Charles S. Thompson, G.M. Weed, Hans Kaufmann[1] |
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