| Blue Range | |
|---|---|
 Mount Byng from Wonder Pass | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Mount Byng |
| Elevation | 2,965 m (9,728 ft) |
| Listing | Ranges of the Canadian Rockies |
| Coordinates | 50°49′43″N 115°31′33″W / 50.82861°N 115.52583°W[1] |
| Dimensions | |
| Area | 193 km2 (75 sq mi)[2] |
| Geography | |
  | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Range coordinates | 50°48′11″N 115°32′06″W / 50.80306°N 115.53500°W[3] |
| Parent range | Canadian Rockies |
| Topo map | NTS 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
- ↑ "Mount Byng". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
- ↑ "Blue Range". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
- 1 2 "Blue Range". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
- ↑ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 22.
- ↑ "Mount Alcantara, British Columbia". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2022-12-10.
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