Blue Range, Banff National Park

Name: Blue Range
Address: Banff National Park, Canada

#180 among attractions in Banff National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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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 Byng is the highest point in the range. ()

Elevation: 9728 ftCoordinates: 50°48'11"N, 115°32'6"W

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Blue Range – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mount Shark, Mount Turner, Mount Assiniboine, Marvel Peak.

5.7 miE
Mountain
Mount Shark
147 min walk • Mount Shark is a 2,786-metre mountain summit located in the Spray Valley of Kananaskis Country at the northern tip of the Spray Mountains range. It is situated on the southern boundary of Banff National Park in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada.
4.3 miNE
Mountain
Mount Turner
111 min walk • Mount Turner is a 2,806-metre mountain summit located in the upper Spray River Valley of southern Banff National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada.
6.8 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Assiniboine, Banff National Park
174 min walk • Mount Assiniboine, also known as Assiniboine Mountain, is a pyramidal peak mountain located on the Great Divide, on the British Columbia/Alberta border in Canada.
4 miN
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Marvel Peak
102 min walk • Marvel Peak is a 2,708-metre mountain summit located in the southern tip of Banff National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada.
6.6 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Lunette Peak, Banff National Park
170 min walk • Lunette Peak is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia on the SE side of Mount Assiniboine along the Continental Divide. It was named in 1913 by the Interprovincial Boundary Survey.
1.8 miN
Mountain
Mount Byng
47 min walk • Mount Byng is a 2,965-metre mountain summit located in the upper Spray River Valley of southern Banff National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. It is the highest point in the Blue Range. Mount Byng's nearest higher peak is Mount Alcantara, 6.5 km to the...
1.6 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Aurora Mountain, Banff National Park
42 min walk • 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. It is named after HMS Aurora, a British Royal Navy light cruiser launched in 1913 that was transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy in 1920.
4.5 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Eon Mountain, Banff National Park
114 min walk • Eon Mountain is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia on the Continental Divide. It is Alberta's 41st highest peak, and the 53rd highest peak in British Columbia. It was named in 1901 by James Outram. The first ascent of Eon was made on July 17, 1921 by Winthrop E.
5.5 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Aye Mountain, Banff National Park
141 min walk • Aye Mountain is located on the Canadian provincial boundary between Alberta and British Columbia on the Continental Divide. It was named in 1913 by the Interprovincial Boundary Survey.
4.3 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Gloria, Banff National Park
109 min walk • Mount Gloria is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia on the Continental Divide in Canada. It was named in 1913 by the Interprovincial Boundary Survey after Lake Gloria.
4 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
White Man Mountain, Banff National Park
102 min walk • White Man Mountain is located on the Continental Divide between Alberta and British Columbia. It was named by George Mercer Dawson in 1884 and is Alberta's 92nd most prominent mountain.