Blue Range
| 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″N115°31′33″W/ 50.82861°N 115.52583°W[1] |
| Dimensions | |
| Area | 193 km2(75 sq mi)[2] |
| Geography | |
  Blue Range | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Range coordinates | 50°48′11″N115°32′06″W/ 50.80306°N 115.53500°W[3] |
| Parent range | Canadian Rockies |
| Topo map | NTS82J13Mount Assiniboine[3] |
TheBlue Rangeis amountain rangeof theCanadian Rockies,located on theContinental DivideinBanff National Park,Canada. The range was so named on account of its blueish colour when viewed from afar.[4]Mount Alcantarais 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
[edit]- ^"Mount Byng".Geographical Names Data Base.Natural Resources Canada.Retrieved2019-11-03.
- ^"Blue Range".Peakbagger.com.Retrieved2019-11-03.
- ^ab"Blue Range".Geographical Names Data Base.Natural Resources Canada.Retrieved2019-11-03.
- ^Place-names of Alberta.Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 22.
- ^"Mount Alcantara, British Columbia".Peakbagger.com.Retrieved2022-12-10.
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