Howse Pass
| Howse Pass | |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1,539 m (5,049 ft) |
| Location | |
| Location | Alberta / British Columbia, Canada |
| Range | Canadian Rockies |
| Coordinates | 51°48′N 116°45′W / 51.8°N 116.75°WCoordinates: 51°48′N 116°45′W / 51.8°N 116.75°W |
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| Official name: Howse Pass National Historic Site of Canada | |
| Designated: | 1978 |
Howse Pass (el. 1,539 m or 5,049 ft) is a pass through the Rocky Mountains. The pass was used by First Nations people such as the Kootenay and Piegan. European explorers first discovered the pass in 1806, and David Thompson explored it in 1807. Thompson named the pass after Joseph Howse, a Hudson's Bay Company factor.
The pass is located in Banff National Park, between Mount Conway and Howse Peak.
It is drained on the east by Conway Creek, flowing eventually into the Hudson Bay. It is drained on the west by the Blaeberry River flowing eventually into the Pacific Ocean.
Howse Pass is lower than many other passes in this range.
The pass was considered for the Canadian Pacific's route, but Kicking Horse Pass was chosen instead.
The pass was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1978.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Howse Pass. Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
[edit] External links
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