Sawback Range
Encyclopedia
The Sawback Range is a mountain range
of the Canadian Rockies
that stretches from the Bow Valley
in Alberta
into southeastern Banff National Park
.
Mountain range
A mountain range is a single, large mass consisting of a succession of mountains or narrowly spaced mountain ridges, with or without peaks, closely related in position, direction, formation, and age; a component part of a mountain system or of a mountain chain...
of the Canadian Rockies
Canadian Rockies
The Canadian Rockies comprise the Canadian segment of the North American Rocky Mountains range. They are the eastern part of the Canadian Cordillera, extending from the Interior Plains of Alberta to the Rocky Mountain Trench of British Columbia. The southern end borders Idaho and Montana of the USA...
that stretches from the Bow Valley
Bow Valley
Bow Valley is a valley located along the upper Bow River in Alberta, Canada.The name "Bow" refers to the reeds that grew along its banks and which were used by the local First Nations peoples to make bows; the Peigan name for the river is "Makhabn", meaning "river where bow weeds grow".-Parks:Bow...
in Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
into southeastern Banff National Park
Banff National Park
Banff National Park is Canada's oldest national park, established in 1885 in the Rocky Mountains. The park, located 110–180 kilometres west of Calgary in the province of Alberta, encompasses of mountainous terrain, with numerous glaciers and ice fields, dense coniferous forest, and alpine...
.
Mountains
This range includes the following mountains and peaks:| Mountain/Peak | Elevation |
|---|---|
| Bonnet Peak Bonnet Peak Bonnet Peak is a massif consisting of three separate peaks. It is near the source of Johnson Creek although its southern and eastern slopes drain into the Cascade River. Named in 1890 due to its appearance with a cap of snow. It is located in the Sawback Range of Alberta.... |
3235 m (10,614 ft) |
| Block Mountain Block Mountain Block Mountain named in 1958 because vertical fractures which make up parts of the mountain look like they are composed of giant blocks. It is located in the Sawback Range in Alberta.... |
2935 m (9,629 ft) |
| Mount Ishbel Mount Ishbel Mount Ishbel is a mountain peak in Alberta, Canada.The peak is located in the Sawback Range in Alberta's Rockies, north of the Bow Valley Parkway and east of Johnston Canyon.... |
2908 m (9,541 ft) |
| Mount Cory Mount Cory (Alberta) Mount Cory is a mountain located in the Bow River Valley in southeast Banff National Park, Canada. The mountain was named in 1923 after William Wallace Cory, deputy minister of the Interior from 1905 to 1930.... |
2802 m (9,193 ft) |
| Oyster Peak Oyster Peak Oyster Peak was named by George M. Dawson in 1884. It is located in the Sawback Range in Alberta.... |
2777 m (9,111 ft) |
| Cockscomb Mountain Cockscomb Mountain (Alberta) Cockscomb Mountain was named in 1921 because the outline of the summit was said to resemble a roosters comb. It is located in the Sawback Range in Alberta.... |
2776 m (9,108 ft) |
| Mount Louis Mount Louis Mount Louis is a mountain located in southeast Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada. It is part of the Sawback Range.The mountain was named in 1886 after Louis B. Stewart.... |
2682 m (8,799 ft) |
| Mount Fifi Mount Fifi Mount Fifi was named in 1886 after Edith Orde's dog Fifi. Mount Louis, Mount Edith, and Mount Fifi were named on the trip. It is located in the Sawback range in Alberta.... |
2621 m (8,599 ft) |
| Mount Edith Mount Edith Mount Edith was named in 1886 for Edith Orde who worked as an assistant to Lady Agnes Macdonald, the wife of Canada's first prime minister. It is located in the Sawback Range in Alberta.... |
2554 m (8,379 ft) |
| The Finger The Finger (Alberta) The Finger is a mountain in the Sawback Range of the Canadian Rockies in Alberta, Canada.... |
2545 m (8,350 ft) |