White Man Pass

Coordinates: 50°46′58″N 115°30′08″W / 50.78278°N 115.50222°W / 50.78278; -115.50222
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White Man Pass
Elevation
2,199 meters (7,215 ft)
LocationEast Kootenay, British Columbia, Canada
RangeCanadian Rockies
Coordinates50°46′58″N 115°30′08″W / 50.78278°N 115.50222°W / 50.78278; -115.50222

White Man Pass is a mountain pass in the Canadian Rockies of British Columbia, Canada. It lies between Mount Currie and White Man Mountain on the Alberta-British Columbia border, 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 explorer Duncan McGillivray and David Thompson cross the Rockies through it.[2] The pass was used by James Sinclair to lead settlers into Red River Colony in 1841.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "White Man Pass topographic map, elevation, terrain". Topographic maps. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
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  4. ^ 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.