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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
White Man Pass is located in British Columbia
White Man Pass
White Man Pass is located in Canada
White Man Pass
Elevation2,199 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
Topo mapNTS 82J13 Mount Assiniboine

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

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  1. ^ "White Man Pass topographic map, elevation, terrain". Topographic maps. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
  2. ^ Sanford, Emerson; Beck, Janice Sanford (2010). Historic Hikes Around Mount Assiniboine & in Kananaskis Country. Rocky Mountain Books Ltd. ISBN 978-1-897522-80-6.
  3. ^ Patton, Brian; Robinson, Bart (2011-03-31). Canadian Rockies Trail Guide. Summerthought Publishing. p. 158. ISBN 978-0-9782375-0-9.
  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.