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Coordinates: 50°48′11″N 115°32′06″W / 50.80306°N 115.53500°W / 50.80306; -115.53500
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The '''Blue Range''' is a [[mountain range]] of the [[Canadian Rockies]], located on the [[Continental Divide of the Americas|Continental Divide]] in [[Banff National Park]], Canada. The range was so named on account of its blueish colour when viewed from afar.<ref>{{cite book|title=Place-names of Alberta|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015070267029;view=1up;seq=26|year=1928|publisher=Geographic Board of Canada|location=Ottawa|page=22}}</ref> [[Mount Alcantara]] is the highest point in the range.<ref name="pb">{{cite peakbagger|52475|Mount Alcantara, British Columbia|accessdate=2022-12-10}}</ref>
The '''Blue Range''' is a [[mountain range]] of the [[Canadian Rockies]], located on the [[Continental Divide of the Americas|Continental Divide]] in [[Banff National Park]], Canada. The range was so named on account of its blueish colour when viewed from afar.<ref>{{cite book|title=Place-names of Alberta|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015070267029;view=1up;seq=26|year=1928|publisher=Geographic Board of Canada|location=Ottawa|page=22}}</ref> [[Mount Alcantara]] is the highest point in the range.<ref name="pb">{{cite peakbagger|52475|Mount Alcantara, British Columbia|=2022-12-10}}</ref>


== List of mountains ==
This range includes the following mountains and peaks:
This range includes the following mountains and peaks:
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|[[Mount Alcantara]] || {{elevation_cells|3029|m}}
|[[Mount Alcantara]] || {{elevation_cells|3029|m}}
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|[[Mount Byng]] || {{elevation_cells|2965|m}}
|[[Mount Byng]] || {{elevation_cells|2965|m}}
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|[[Red Man Mountain]] || {{elevation_cells|2905|m}}
|[[Red Man Mountain]] || {{elevation_cells|2905|m}}
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|[[Mount Turner]] || {{elevation_cells|2806|m}}
|[[Mount Turner]] || {{elevation_cells|2806|m}}
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|[[Aurora Mountain]] || {{elevation_cells|2789|m}}
|[[Aurora Mountain]] || {{elevation_cells|2789|m}}
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|[[Mount Currie (Alberta)|Mount Currie]] || {{elevation_cells|2770|m}}
|[[Mount Currie (Alberta)|Mount Currie]] || {{elevation_cells|2770|m}}
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|[[Marvel Peak]] || {{elevation_cells|2708|m}}
|[[Marvel Peak]] || {{elevation_cells|2708|m}}
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== Notes ==
== Notes ==
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Revision as of 19:28, 1 November 2024

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
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CountryCanada
ProvincesAlberta and British Columbia
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

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
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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
Marvel Peak 2,708 8,885 50°51′35″N 115°33′5″W / 50.85972°N 115.55139°W / 50.85972; -115.55139
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Notes

  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.
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