Waputik Range
| Waputik Range | |
|---|---|
Waputik Range seen from the Icefields Parkway
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| Highest point | |
| Peak | Mount Balfour |
| Elevation | 3,272 m (10,735 ft)[1] |
| Coordinates | 51°33′55″N 116°27′58″W / 51.56528°N 116.46611°W / 51.56528; -116.46611[2] |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 19 km (12 mi)[3] |
| Width | 19 km (12 mi)[3] |
| Area | 235 km2 (91 sq mi)[3] |
| Geography | |
  Waputik Range Show map of Alberta  Waputik Range Show map of British Columbia | |
| Country | Canada |
| Provinces | Alberta and British Columbia |
| Range coordinates | 51°31′59″N 116°22′02″W / 51.53306°N 116.36722°W / 51.53306; -116.36722[4] |
| Parent range | Waputik Mountains |
| Topo map | NTS 82N9 Hector Lake |
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.
The Waputik Range should not be confused with the much larger Waputik Mountains which encompasses this range and other peaks along the Continental DivideinYoho National Park.
