Vista panoramica aerea del monte Ishbel, picco di Snowy Mountain frastagliato in Sawback Range alta sopra Bow Valley, Banff National Park, Canadian Rockies
4651 x 3101 px | 39,4 x 26,3 cm | 15,5 x 10,3 inches | 300dpi
Data acquisizione:
20 marzo 2020
Ubicazione:
Banff National Park, AB Canada
Altre informazioni:
The Sawback Range, a subrange of the Canadian Rockies, stretches from Bow Valley in Alberta, Canada, to southeastern Banff National Park. The Sawbacks consist primarily of impressive, near-vertical sedimentary rock, but are characterized by smooth lower slopes carved out by glaciers during the Wisconsinan glaciation. Driving through Banff, visitors will often catch their first glimpse of several Sawback summits from beside the highway. There are several peaks in the Sawback Range that exceed 9, 000 feet in elevation including Block Mountain, Mount Ishbel, Mount Cory, Oyster Peak, and Cockscomb Mountain. Two peaks, in particular, Mount St. Bride and Bonnet Peak, reach beyond 10, 000 feet. Mount St. Bride, which is located within the boundaries of Banff, also happens to be the highest point and the most prominent in the range. Bonnet Peak is also tucked within Banff but is actually a massif containing three separate peaks: South, Center, and Northeast. Just west of these three impressive peaks is the Bonnet Glacier, which can be accessed with little difficulty via the Valley of Hidden Lakes or Badger Pass.
