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.[4] Mount Byng is the highest point in the range.[5]

Blue Range
Mount Byng from Wonder Pass
Highest point
PeakMount Byng
Elevation2,965 m (9,728 ft)
Coordinates50°49′43″N 115°31′33″W [1]
Dimensions
Area193 km2 (75 sq mi) [2]
Geography
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
Range coordinates50°48′11″N 115°32′06″W [3]
Parent rangeCanadian Rockies
Topo mapNTS 82J/13[3]

This range includes the following mountains and peaks:

Mountain/Peakmetresfeet
Mount Byng2,9659,728
Red Man Mountain2,9059,531
Mount Turner2,8069,206
Aurora Mountain2,7899,151
Mount Currie2,7709,088
Marvel Peak2,7088,885

Notes
  1. "Mount Byng". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
  2. "Blue Range". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
  3. "Blue Range". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
  4. Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 22.
  5. "Mount Byng, Alberta". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2019-11-03.


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