Blue Range

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]

Blue Range
Mount Byng from Wonder Pass
Highest point
Peak	Mount Alcantara
Elevation	3,029 m (9,938 ft)[1]
Listing	Mountains of British Columbia
Coordinates	50°49′43″N 115°31′33″W[2]
Dimensions
Area	193 km2 (75 sq mi)[3]
Geography
Blue Range
Country	Canada
Provinces	Alberta British Columbia
Range coordinates	50°48′11″N 115°32′06″W[4]
Parent range	Canadian Rockies
Topo map	NTS 82J13 Mount Assiniboine[4]

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
Mount Byng	2,965	9,728	50°49′43″N 115°31′33″W
Red Man Mountain	2,905	9,531	50°47′18″N 115°31′59″W
Mount Turner	2,806	9,206	50°51′16″N 115°28′39″W
Aurora Mountain	2,789	9,150	50°49′30″N 115°32′35″W
Mount Currie	2,770	9,090	50°48′12″N 115°29′32″W
Mount Morrison	2,765	9,072	50°50′16″N 115°28′45″W
Marvel Peak	2,708	8,885	50°51′35″N 115°33′5″W

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. "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.