Mount Bowlen is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia and forms part of the Valley of the Ten Peaks. It was named in 1953 after John J. Bowlen, a native of Prince Edward Island, successful Alberta rancher, honorary chief of the Blackfoot, and a Lieutenant Governor of Alberta. Its former name was "Yamnee", which translates to the number 3 in the local Nakoda (Stoney) language.^[1][3]

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Mount Bowlen
Mount Bowlen from Moraine Lake
Highest point
Elevation	3,206 m (10,518 ft)[1]
Prominence	170 m (560 ft)
Listing	Mountains of Alberta Mountains of British Columbia
Coordinates	51°18′06″N 116°11′22″W[2]
Geography
Mount Bowlen Location in Alberta and British Columbia Show map of Alberta Mount Bowlen Mount Bowlen (British Columbia) Show map of British Columbia
Country	Canada
Provinces	Alberta and British Columbia
National Parks	Banff and Kootenay
Parent range	Bow Range
Topo map	NTS 82N8 Lake Louise[2]
Climbing
First ascent	1901 G.T. Little, Charles S. Thompson, G.M. Weed, Hans Kaufmann[1]

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The mountains in Banff Park are composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods.^[4] Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.^[5]

Based on the Köppen climate classification, the mountain has a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.^[6] Temperatures can drop below −20 °C (−4 °F) with wind chill factors below −30 °C (−22 °F) in the winter.

• List of peaks on the Alberta–British Columbia border