What is Waputik Icefield?

Information about Waputik Icefield

The Waputik Icefield is located on the Continental divide in the Canadian Rocky Mountains, in the provinces of British Columbia and Alberta. It is developed on the heights of the Waputik Range in the Central Main Ranges.

The icefield is shared by Banff and Yoho National Parks and numerous outlet glaciers extend from the icefield. Runoff from the Waputik Icefield provides water for numerous lakes, streams and rivers including Hector Lake, and the Bow, Kicking Horse and Yoho Rivers.

The icefield encompasses 40 km² (15 miles²) and is located 20 km (12 miles) northwest of Lake Louise, on the west side of the Icefield Parkway.

The Wapta Icefield lies immediately to the north.

Glaciers

The following glaciers are part of this icefield:
  • Waputik Glacier
  • Diableret Glacier
  • Glacier des Poilus
  • Emerald Glacier
  • Bath Glacier
  • Niles Glacier

See also

Reference

  • Bivouac.com. Waputik Icefield. Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia. Retrieved on 2006-07-03.


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Canadian Rockies
RangesBall Bare Beaverfoot Blue Bow Crowsnest Elk Fairholme Hart High Rock Kananaskis Massive Misty Muskwa Palliser President Queen Elizabeth Rainbow Ram Sawback Sir Winston Churchill Slate South Jasper Vermilion Victoria Cross Waputik Continental Ranges
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Waputik Range lies West of the upper Bow Valley, East of Bath Creek, South of Balfour Creek in the Canadian Rockies.

"Waputik" means "white goat" in Stoney. The range was named by George Mercer Dawson of the Geological Survey of Canada.
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Location Alberta, Canada
Nearest city Calgary, Alberta
Coordinates
Area 6,641 km² (2,564 sq mi)
Established 1885
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Location British Columbia, Canada
Nearest city Golden
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Area 1,313 km²
Established 1886

Governing body Parks Canada
World Heritage Site 304

Yoho National Park
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Location Alberta's Rockies

Lake type Glacial
Primary sources Balfour Creek (Waputik Icefield)
Primary outflows Bow River

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The Bow River is a river in the Canadian province of Alberta. It is a tributary of the South Saskatchewan River, and is considered the headwater of the Nelson River.
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The Kicking Horse River is a river located in the Canadian Rockies of southeastern British Columbia, Canada. The river begins near the Waputik Icefield in Yoho National Park and moves in a southwesterly direction past the towns of Field and Golden before reaching its confluence
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Location Banff National Park
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Lake type glacial lake
Primary sources Lefroy Glacier

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The Wapta Icefield is located on the Continental Divide in the Canadian Rockies, in the provinces of British Columbia and Alberta. The icefield is shared by Banff and Yoho National Parks and numerous outlet glaciers extend from the icefield, including the Vulture, Bow and Peyto
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Country | Canada
Provinces | British Columbia,Alberta

Highest point | Mount Robson
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List of Ranges

The Canadian Rockies are divided into Northern Continental Ranges, Central Main Ranges, Central Front Ranges and
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Ball Range

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Province | British Columbia

Part of Canadian Rockies

Length | 26 km (16 mi), W-E
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Bare Range

Country | Canada
Region | Alberta

Part of Rocky Mountains

Highest point | Panther Mountain
 - elevation 9,656 ft (0 m)
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Crowsnest Range is a mountain range of the Rocky Mountains in southwestern Alberta and southeastern British Columbia, Canada.

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The Fairholme Range () is a mountain range east of the Bow River valley in the Canadian Rockies. The range is bounded by the Trans-Canada Highway on the west side while the northern section of the range extends into Banff National Park to
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Country | Canada
Provinces | Alberta

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The Massive Range is a mountain range of the Canadian Rockies, located in the southwestern area of the Bow River valley in Banff National Park, Canada.

This range includes the following mountains and peaks:
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Mount Brett 2,984
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Misty Range with Mist Mountain and Mount Arethusa


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