Bow Range
The Bow Range is a mountain range of the Park Ranges in Alberta and British Columbia, Canada. The range is named in association with the Bow River and was officially adopted on March 31, 1917 by the Geographic Board of Canada.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Lefroy and Abbot Pass.
Mount Lefroy
Peak
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Mount Lefroy is a mountain on the Continental Divide, at the border of Alberta and British Columbia in western Canada. The mountain is located on the eastern side of Abbot Pass which separates Lake Louise in Banff National Park from Lake O'Hara in Yoho National Park. Mount Victoria lies immediately on the western side of the pass.
Abbot Pass
Mountain saddle
Abbot Pass lies between Mount Lefroy and Mount Victoria, in the divide between the valleys of Lake O'Hara and Lake Louise. It was named for Philip Stanley Abbot who died in 1896 in an attempt to climb Mount Lefroy with Charles Fay, Charles Thompson, and George T.
Lake Oesa
Lake
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Lake Oesa is a body of water located at an elevation of 2,267 metres in the mountains of Yoho National Park, near Field, British Columbia, Canada, while a trail at the far end of the lake leads to Abbot Pass.
Bow Range
- Type: Mountain with an elevation of 3,543 metres
- Description: mountain range on border of Alberta and British Columbia in Canada
- Categories: mountain range and landform
- Location: Alberta, Prairies, Canada, North America
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Satellite Map
Discover Bow Range from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Venetian—“Bow Range” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Bow Range”
- Dutch: “Bow Range”
- French: “chaînon Bow”
- French: “Chaînon Bow”
- Hebrew: “רכס בו”
- Hebrew: “רכס בואו”
- Ladin: “Bow Range”
- Polish: “Bow Range”
- Spanish: “Cordillera Bow”
- Swedish: “Bow Range”
- Ukrainian: “Боу”
- Ukrainian: “хребет Бов”
- Venetian: “Cordejera Bow”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Hector and Stephen.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Abbot Pass Refuge Cabin National Historic Site of Canada and Lieu historique national du Canada du Refuge-du-Col-Abbot.
Alberta: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Calgary, Edmonton, Banff National Park, and Banff.
Curious Places to Discover
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