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Blue Range

Coordinates: 50°48′11″N 115°32′06″W / 50.80306°N 115.53500°W / 50.80306; -115.53500
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Blue Range
Mount Byng from Wonder Pass
Highest point
PeakMount Alcantara
Elevation3,029 m (9,938 ft)[1]
ListingMountains of British Columbia
Coordinates50°49′43″N 115°31′33″W / 50.82861°N 115.52583°W / 50.82861; -115.52583[2]
Dimensions
Area193 km2 (75 sq mi)[3]
Geography
Blue Range is located in Alberta
Blue Range
Blue Range
Location in Alberta
Blue Range is located in British Columbia
Blue Range
Blue Range
Location in British Columbia
Blue Range is located in Canada
Blue Range
Blue Range
Location in Canada
CountryCanada
Provinces
Range coordinates50°48′11″N 115°32′06″W / 50.80306°N 115.53500°W / 50.80306; -115.53500[4]
Parent rangeCanadian Rockies
Topo mapNTS 82J13 Mount Assiniboine[4]

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.[5] Mount Alcantara is the highest point in the range.[6]

List of mountains

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This range includes the following mountains and peaks:

Name Elevation (m/ft) Coordinates
Mount Alcantara 3,029 9,938 50°48′4″N 115°36′29″W / 50.80111°N 115.60806°W / 50.80111; -115.60806
Mount Byng 2,965 9,728 50°49′43″N 115°31′33″W / 50.82861°N 115.52583°W / 50.82861; -115.52583
Red Man Mountain 2,905 9,531 50°47′18″N 115°31′59″W / 50.78833°N 115.53306°W / 50.78833; -115.53306
Mount Turner 2,806 9,206 50°51′16″N 115°28′39″W / 50.85444°N 115.47750°W / 50.85444; -115.47750
Aurora Mountain 2,789 9,150 50°49′30″N 115°32′35″W / 50.82500°N 115.54306°W / 50.82500; -115.54306
Mount Currie 2,770 9,090 50°48′12″N 115°29′32″W / 50.80333°N 115.49222°W / 50.80333; -115.49222
Mount Morrison 2,765 9,072 50°50′16″N 115°28′45″W / 50.83778°N 115.47917°W / 50.83778; -115.47917
Marvel Peak 2,708 8,885 50°51′35″N 115°33′5″W / 50.85972°N 115.55139°W / 50.85972; -115.55139

Notes

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  1. ^ "Mount Alcantara". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2024-11-01.
  2. ^ "Mount Alcantara". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2024-11-01.
  3. ^ "Blue Range". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
  4. ^ a b "Blue Range (Alberta)". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
  5. ^ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 22. Retrieved 2024-11-01.
  6. ^ "Mount Alcantara, British Columbia". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2022-12-10.