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Bow Lake is a small lake in western Alberta, Canada.It is located on the Bow River, in the Canadian Rockies, at an altitude of 1920 m.. The lake lies south of the Bow Summit, east of the Waputik Range (views including Wapta Icefield, Bow Glacier, Bow Peak, Mount Thompson, Crowfoot Glacier and Crowfoot Mountain) and west of the Dolomite Pass, Dolomite Peak and Cirque Peak.
The former Faraday Mine (later known as Madawaska Mine) was located North East of the lake. [1] The mine operated from the 1950's to the 1960s and from 1976 to 1982 and produced 4,000,000 tones of tailings that are located in two areas 100 to 200 metres from the shore. [3] Housing for mining company executives were built around the lake's shore ...
Bow Glacier is located in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada, approximately 37 km (23 mi) northwest of Lake Louise. It can be viewed from the Icefields Parkway. Bow Glacier is an outflow glacier from the Wapta Icefield, which rests along the Continental Divide. Runoff from the glacier supplies water to Bow Lake and the Bow River.
The Vermilion Lakes are a series of lakes located immediately west of Banff, Alberta, in the Canadian Rocky Mountains. The three lakes are formed in the Bow River valley, in the Banff National Park, at the foot of Mount Norquay. They are located between the Trans-Canada Highway and the Canadian Pacific Railway tracks.
Crowfoot Glacier is located in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada, 32 km (20 mi) northwest of Lake Louise, and can be viewed from the Icefields Parkway. The glacier is situated on the northeastern flank of Crowfoot Mountain .
Lac des Arcs is a lake in Alberta, Canada, that forms part of the Bow River. Located within Alberta's Rockies, the Hamlet of Lac des Arcs is on the lake's southeastern shore, while the Lafarge Exshaw Plant and a limestone quarry lie on the lake's northern shore. The Trans-Canada Highway runs along the southern shore, and the CPKC Railway main ...
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Portal Peak is a 2,926-metre (9,600-foot) mountain summit located four kilometers west of Bow Lake in Banff National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. Its nearest higher peak is Mount Thompson, 1.0 km (0.62 mi) to the northwest. [1] Portal Peak is situated east of the Wapta Icefield, and is a member of the Waputik Mountains.