Howse Pass

Local nameHowse Pass
LocationAlberta, Canada

Howse Pass is a pass through the Rocky Mountains in Canada.

The pass is located in Banff National Park, between Mount Conway and Howse Peak. From here waters flow east via Conway Creek, Howse River, North Saskatchewan River to Lake Winnipeg and Hudson Bay. To the west it drains by the Blaeberry River to the Columbia River and on to the Pacific Ocean.

The pass was used by First Nations people such as the Kootenay to the west and Peigan to the east. In 1806 two men from Rocky Mountain House cut a rough road from the Howse River toward the pass. In June 1807 David Thompson crossed it to the Columbia River. It was named for Joseph Howse, a Hudson's Bay Company factor who crossed it later, in 1809. The pass was not much used, Athabasca Pass being preferred.

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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howse_Pass

Address V0A, Canada

Coordinates 51°47'59.272" N -116°45'20.839" E

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