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{{short description|Subrange of the Park Ranges in Alberta and British Columbia, Canada}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name=Blue Range
| photo = Mount Byng from Wonder Pass.jpg
| photo_caption = Mount Byng from Wonder Pass
| parent=[[Canadian Rockies]]
| border=
| highest=[[Mount Alcantara]]
| elevation_m=3029
| elevation_ref=<ref name=bivouac>{{cite bivouac|id=1470|name=Mount Alcantara|access-date=2024-11-01}}</ref>
| coordinates = {{coord|50|48|04|N|115|36|29|W|type:mountain_region:CA-AB_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline}}
| coordinates_ref = <ref name=cgndb_Alc>{{cite cgndb|id= JABLV |name= Mount Alcantara |access-date=2024-11-01}}</ref>
| listing = [[List of mountains of British Columbia|Mountains of British Columbia]]
| length_km = | length_orientation = | length_ref =
| width_km =  | width_orientation  = | width_ref =
| area_km2 = 193| area_ref = <ref name=peakbagger>{{cite peakbagger|rid=141323|name=Blue Range|access-date=2019-11-03}}</ref>
| country=[[Canada]]
| region_type=Provinces | region = {{hlist|[[Alberta]]|[[British Columbia]]}}
| range_coordinates = {{coord|50|48|11|N|115|32|06|W|type:mountain_region:CA-AB|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| range_coordinates_ref = <ref name=cgndb>{{cite cgndb|id=IAGZS|name=Blue Range (Alberta)|access-date=2019-11-03}}</ref>
| map=Alberta#British Columbia#Canada | map_size=275
| map_caption=Location in Alberta##Location in British Columbia##Location in Canada
| topo_map = [[National Topographic System|NTS]] {{Canada NTS Map Sheet|82|J|13}}<ref name=cgndb/>
}}
The '''Blue Range''' is a [[mountain range]] of the [[Canadian Rockies]], located on the [[Continental Divide of the Americas|Continental Divide]] in [[Banff National Park]], Canada. The range was so named on account of its blueish colour when viewed from afar.<ref>{{cite book|title=Place-names of Alberta|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015070267029;view=1up;seq=26|year=1928|publisher=Geographic Board of Canada|location=Ottawa|page=22|access-date=2024-11-01}}</ref> [[Mount Alcantara]] is the highest point in the range.<ref name="pb">{{cite peakbagger|52475|Mount Alcantara, British Columbia|access-date=2022-12-10}}</ref>

== List of mountains ==
This range includes the following mountains and peaks:
{{#invoke:Mountains Prism|list|m|rank,prom,fa,tcoords
|3029^[[Mount Alcantara]]^Moderate scramble on SW face
|2940^[[Mount Byng]]^
|2891^[[Red Man Mountain]]^
|2806^[[Mount Turner (Alberta)|Mount Turner]]^
|2790^[[Aurora Mountain]]^
|2770^[[Mount Currie (Alberta)|Mount Currie]]^
|2765^[[Mount Morrison (Alberta)|Mount Morrison]]^
|2650^[[Marvel Peak]]^
}}
{{GeoGroup|section=List of mountains}}

== References ==
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{{Canadian Rockies|state=collapsed}}

[[Category:Blue Range| ]]
[[Category:Mountains of Banff National Park]]
[[Category:Kootenay Land District]]


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