Waputik Range

Mountain range in Alberta/BC, Canada From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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.

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Waputik Range
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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[2]
Dimensions
Length19 km (12 mi)[3]
Width19 km (12 mi)[3]
Area235 km2 (91 sq mi)[3]
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Waputik Range
CountryCanada
ProvincesAlberta and British Columbia
Range coordinates51°31′59″N 116°22′02″W[4]
Parent rangeWaputik Mountains
Topo mapNTS 82N9 Hector Lake
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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.

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