Waputik Mountains


The Waputik Mountains are a mountain range of the Canadian Rockies, located on the Continental Divide between Banff and Yoho National Park. Covering an area of, the range is located west of the Howse, Blaeberry and Amiskwi Rivers and east of the Bow and Mistaya Rivers and south to Kicking Horse Pass. Named in 1884 by George M. Dawson, "waputik" is the Stoney Indian word for white goat.
Many of the highest peaks of the range are heavily glaciated as they sit within the Waputik and Wapta Icefields. The range is further divided into the President Range and Waputik Range
This range includes the following mountains and peaks:
Mountainmetresfeet
Howse Peak3,29510,810
White Pyramid3,27510,745
Mount Balfour3,27210,735
Mount Chephren3,26610,715
Mount Gordon3,20310,508
Mount Baker3,17210,407
Mont des Poilus3,16110,371
Mount Sarbach3,15510,351
Mount Olive3,13010,269
Mount Collie3,11610,223
Kaufmann Peaks3,11010,200
Epaulette Mountain3,09410,151
Ayesha Peak3,06510,056
Mount Thompson3,06510,056
Mount Rhondda3,05510,023
Crowfoot Mountain3,05010,006
Trapper Peak3,0149,888
Peyto Peak2,9709,744
St. Nicholas Peak2,9709,744
Mount Jimmy Simpson2,9639,721
Bow Peak2,8409,320