Sinclair Pass

Sinclair Pass
View to the south-east from the viewpoint near Sinclair Pass
Elevation	1,486 m (4,875 ft)
Traversed by	Highway 93(Banff-Windermere Highway)
Location	British Columbia,Canada
Range	Kootenay Ranges,Canadian Rockies
Coordinates	50°40′24″N115°56′8″W
Topo map	NTS82J12Tangle Peak
Location ofSinclair Passin British Columbia

Sinclair Pass(el. 1,486 m or 4,875 ft) is a highmountain passinKootenay National Parkbetween theColumbiaandKootenay Riversto the northeast of present-dayRadium Hot Springsin the province ofBritish Columbia,Canada.

History

Sinclair Canyon, taken before 1942. Source: Prairie Postcard Collection, University of Alberta Library

It was named afterJames Sinclair,afur tradingmerchant fromRed River colony.In 1841, under the guidance of Cree chiefMaskepetoon,Sinclair travelled through the pass while leading an expedition consisting of 121 people from 23Métisfamilies fromRed River Colony.They were hired by thePugets Sound Agricultural Companyto settle outsideCowlitz FarmandFort Nisquallyin modernWashingtonstate. This was an attempt to get the northern bank of theColumbia Riverawarded to theUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Irelandin any potential settlement in theOregon boundary dispute.

See also

• List of mountain passes

Bibliography

• Galbraith, John S.(1954), "The Early History of the Puget's Sound Agricultural Company, 1838-43",Oregon Historical Quarterly,55(3), Portland, OR: Oregon Historical Society: 234–259
• Simpson, George(1847),An Overland Journey Round the World, during the Years 1841 and 1842.,Philadelphia: Lea and Blanchard