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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).
East of Burnt Flat, Highway 3 heads into the Selkirk Mountains and passes through the Kootenay Pass, at 1,774 m (5,820 ft) it is the highest point on the Crowsnest Highway, on a stretch known as the Kootenay Skyway, or Salmo-Creston Skyway. 69 km (43 mi) east of Burnt Flat, Highway 3 reaches the town of Creston in the Kootenay River valley ...
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.
From the Columbia's confluence with the Beaver River, they are bounded on their east by the Purcell Trench, [1] which contains the Beaver River, Duncan River, Duncan Lake, Kootenay Lake and the Kootenay River. The Selkirks are distinct from, and geologically older than, the Rocky Mountains. [2]
The Kootenays are more or less defined by the Kootenay Land District, though some variation exists in terms of what areas are or are not a part.The strictest definition of the region is the drainage basin of the lower Kootenay River from its re-entry into Canada near Creston, through to its confluence with the Columbia at Castlegar (illustrated by a, right).
The Kootenay River is shown near the bottom left as McGillivray's River. In 1806, explorer David Thompson set out from Saskatchewan to find the source of the Columbia. He crossed over the Canadian Rockies through Howse Pass and eventually arrived
Rogers Pass. The following passes are located within or on the perimeter of the Columbia Mountains: Cedarside Pass (Fraser and Columbia Rivers 800m) Canal Flats (Columbia and Kootenay Rivers) Rogers Pass (between Revelstoke and Golden) Kootenay Pass (between Trail and Creston) Eagle Pass (between Revelstoke and Sicamous) Monashee Pass (BC Hwy 6)
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