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] The mountains in Banff Park are composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods.

[6] Temperatures can drop below −20 °C (−4 °F) with wind chill factors below −30 °C (−22 °F) in the winter.