Blue Range

Subrange of the Park Ranges in Alberta and British Columbia, Canada
Blue Range is located in Alberta
Blue Range
Blue Range
CountryCanadaProvinceAlbertaRange coordinates50°48′11″N 115°32′06″W / 50.80306°N 115.53500°W / 50.80306; -115.53500[3]Parent rangeCanadian RockiesTopo mapNTS 82J13 Mount Assiniboine[3]

The Blue Range is a mountain range of the Canadian Rockies, located on the Continental Divide in Banff National Park, Canada. The range was so named on account of its blueish colour when viewed from afar.[4] Mount Alcantara is the highest point in the range.[5]

This range includes the following mountains and peaks:

Name Elevation (m/ft)
Mount Alcantara 3,029 9,938
Mount Byng 2,965 9,728
Red Man Mountain 2,905 9,531
Mount Turner 2,806 9,206
Aurora Mountain 2,789 9,150
Mount Currie 2,770 9,090
Marvel Peak 2,708 8,885

Notes

  1. ^ "Mount Byng". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
  2. ^ "Blue Range". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
  3. ^ a b "Blue Range". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
  4. ^ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 22.
  5. ^ "Mount Alcantara, British Columbia". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2022-12-10.
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