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. Mount Alcantara is the highest point in the range.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Red Man Mountain and Aurora Mountain.
Red Man Mountain
Peak
Red Man Mountain was named in 1917 because of the red color of the rock and in contrast to nearby White Man Mountain. It is located in the Blue Range of the Canadian Rockies and straddles the Continental Divide marking the Alberta-British Columbia border.
Aurora Mountain
Peak
Aurora Mountain is located in the Blue Range of the Canadian Rockies, which forms part of the Continental Divide and the provincial boundary between British Columbia and Alberta. Aurora Mountain is situated 3 km north of Blue Range.
Mount Byng
Peak
Mount Byng is a 2,940-metre mountain summit located in the upper Spray River Valley of southern Banff National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. Mount Byng is situated 3½ km northeast of Blue Range.
Blue Range
- Type: Mountain with an elevation of 2,905 metres
- Description: mountain range on border of Alberta and British Columbia in Canada
- Categories: mountain range and landform
- Location: Alberta, Prairies, Canada, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Venetian—“Blue Range” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Blue Range (bukid)”
- Cebuano: “Blue Range”
- Dutch: “Blue Range”
- Hebrew: “רכס בלו”
- Ladin: “Blue Range”
- Swedish: “Blue Range (berg)”
- Swedish: “Blue Range”
- Venetian: “Blue Range”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Aurora Mountain and Marvel Pass.
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