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Blue Ridge

Category : Ridge
 

Officially approved in 1943, the name for this ridge comes from the fact that the ridge is covered with blue spruce which from a distance and certain vantage point appears to be a bluish colour.

Approximately 20 km south-west of Turner Valley.

Location Name : Mount Rae
National Topographic System (NTS) : 82 J/10
 
Sub Section | Section | Township | Range | Meridian
18-4-W5
 
Latitude (N) | Longitude (W)
50° 32' N 114° 30' W
 
The content above is directly derived from :
Place Names of Alberta - Volume I
Mountains, Mountain Parks and Foothills

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