Blue Range

Blue Range
Blue Range
	Mount Byng from Wonder Pass
Highest point
Peak	Mount Alcantara
Elevation	3,029 m (9,938 ft)
Listing	Mountains of British Columbia
Coordinates	50°48′04″N115°36′29″W / 50.80111°N 115.60806°W
Dimensions
Area	193 km2 (75 sq mi)
Geography
	Blue Range Location in Alberta Blue Range Location in British Columbia Blue Range Location in Canada
Country	Canada
Provinces	Alberta ; British Columbia ;
Range coordinates	50°48′11″N115°32′06″W / 50.80306°N 115.53500°W
Parent range	Canadian Rockies
Topo map	NTS 82J13 Mount Assiniboine

Last updated April 01, 2025

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:

Rank	Mountain / Peak	Elevation		Prominence		FA	Coordinates
Rank	Mountain / Peak	m	ft	m	ft	FA	Coordinates
1	Mount Alcantara	3,029	9,938	899	2,949	1929	50°48′4″N115°36′29″W / 50.80111°N 115.60806°W / 50.80111; -115.60806
2	Mount Byng	2,940	9,650	510	1,670	1934	50°49′43″N115°31′33″W / 50.82861°N 115.52583°W / 50.82861; -115.52583
3	Red Man Mountain	2,891	9,485	551	1,808	1916	50°47′18″N115°31′59″W / 50.78833°N 115.53306°W / 50.78833; -115.53306
4	Mount Turner	2,806	9,206	389	1,276	Unk	50°51′16″N115°28′39″W / 50.85444°N 115.47750°W / 50.85444; -115.47750
5	Aurora Mountain	2,790	9,150	250	820	1916	50°49′30″N115°32′34″W / 50.82500°N 115.54278°W / 50.82500; -115.54278
6	Mount Currie	2,770	9,090	429	1,407	1916	50°48′11″N115°29′32″W / 50.80306°N 115.49222°W / 50.80306; -115.49222
7	Mount Morrison	2,765	9,072	133	436	1955	50°50′16″N115°28′45″W / 50.83778°N 115.47917°W / 50.83778; -115.47917
8	Marvel Peak	2,650	8,690	430	1,410	Unk	50°51′35″N115°33′5″W / 50.85972°N 115.55139°W / 50.85972; -115.55139

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References

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

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[bivouac-1] "Mount Alcantara". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2024-11-01.

[cgndb_Alc-2] "Mount Alcantara". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2024-11-01.

[peakbagger-3] "Blue Range". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2019-11-03.

[cgndb-4] 1 2 "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.

[pb-6] "Mount Alcantara, British Columbia". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2022-12-10.

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