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Kootenay Pass, known locally as "the Salmo–Creston" is a mountain pass in the Selkirk Mountains of British Columbia, Canada.The pass summit divides the drainage basin of the Pend d'Oreille River on the west (via tributaries Stagleap Creek, the South Salmo River and the Salmo River) from that of Kootenay River/Kootenay Lake to the east (via tributary Summit Creek).
The Kootenay pass is prone to closures especially during avalanche season and when it is closed Highway 3A and the Kootenay Lake ferry once again becomes a vital link for all traffic on the Crowsnest highway which would otherwise completely cease to function. The ferry will operate on a 24h basis until the pass re opens.
Simpson Pass: 2,107 m (6,913 ft) rarely used, southwest of Banff, found by Sir George Simpson in 1841. Pacific Ocean or Hudson Bay drainage. AR: Crowsnest Pass: 1,358 m (4,455 ft) only road pass between Banff and US border. Canadian Pacific Railway (1898). Pacific Ocean or Hudson Bay drainage.
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Highway typically closes for winter because of avalanche danger.
The southern portion of the route is part of the Banff-Windermere Highway, a 104 km (65 mi) highway that travels from British Columbia Highway 95 at Radium Hot Springs, through Kootenay National Park and Vermilion Pass across the Continental Divide, to the junction of the Trans-Canada Highway (Highway 1) at Castle Junction. [3]
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