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Howse Peak
Howse Peak is the highest mountain in the Waputik Mountains, a subrange of the Canadian Rockies. It is located west of the Icefields Parkway, above Chephren Lake, on the continental divide between Alberta and British Columbia. At , it is the 46th highest peak in Alberta, and the 59th highest in British Columbia. Howse Peak's name comes from Howse Pass, which lies to the west. The pass was named by David Thompson, after the Hudson's Bay Company trader Joseph Howse, who crossed the pass in 1809. (Thompson had actually crossed the pass two years earlier.) Climbing Howse Peak is a dramatic mountain, rising over above both the Mistaya River to the east and Howse Pass to the west, in only a few horizontal kilometres.''Map of Bow Lake and Saskatchewan Crossing'', Gem Trek Publishing, 1995, It is also a formidable climbing challenge. The easiest route requires a hike up the Howse River and then a climb up a glacier on the west side of the peak. In addition, at least two high- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waputik Mountains
The Waputik Mountains are a mountain range of the Canadian Rockies, located on the Continental Divide of the Americas, Continental Divide between Banff National Park, Banff and Yoho National Park. Covering an area of , the range is located west of the Howse River, Howse, Blaeberry River, Blaeberry and Amiskwi Rivers and east of the Bow River, Bow and Mistaya Rivers and south to Kicking Horse Pass. Named in 1884 by George Mercer Dawson, George M. Dawson, "waputik" is the Nakoda (Stoney), Stoney Indian word for Mountain goat, white goat. Many of the highest peaks of the range are heavily glaciated as they sit within the Waputik Icefield, Waputik and Wapta Icefields. The range is further divided into the President Range and Waputik Range This range includes the following mountains and peaks: See also * Ranges of the Canadian Rockies References Mountain ranges of Alberta Mountain ranges of British Columbia Ranges of the Canadian Rockies Ranges of the Rocky Mountains Al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
