White Man Pass
| White Man Pass | |
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| Elevation | 2,199 meters (7,215 ft) |
| Location | East Kootenay,British Columbia,Canada |
| Range | Canadian Rockies |
| Coordinates | 50°46′58″N115°30′08″W/ 50.78278°N 115.50222°W |
White Man Passis amountain passin theCanadian RockiesofBritish Columbia,Canada.It lies betweenMount CurrieandWhite Man Mountainon theAlberta-British Columbiaborder, at an elevation of 2,199 meters above the sea level.[1]
The first recorded venture through White Man Pass made by people of European descent was in 1801, when explorerDuncan McGillivrayandDavid Thompsoncross the Rockies through it.[2]The pass was used byJames Sinclairto lead settlers intoRed River Colonyin 1841.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ^"White Man Pass topographic map, elevation, terrain".Topographic maps.Retrieved2023-06-23.
- ^Sanford, Emerson; Beck, Janice Sanford (2010).Historic Hikes Around Mount Assiniboine & in Kananaskis Country.Rocky Mountain Books Ltd.ISBN978-1-897522-80-6.
- ^Patton, Brian; Robinson, Bart (2011-03-31).Canadian Rockies Trail Guide.Summerthought Publishing. p. 158.ISBN978-0-9782375-0-9.
- ^Report of the Commission Appointed to Delimit the Boundary Between the Provinces of Alberta and British Columbia: From 1913 to 1916.Office of the Surveyor General. 1917. p. 141.
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