Beaver Pass (Cariboo)
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Beaver Pass, elev. 1070 m (3510 ft), is a pass
in the hillcountry of the northern Cariboo Plateau
forming a divide between Lightning Creek
(S) and Tregillus Creek, part of the Willow River
drainage (N), located just northwest of Beaver Pass House
, a locality along the route of BC Highway 26
, which leads to Barkerville
and Wells
from its start at its junction with the Cariboo Highway (97) at the city of Quesnel
.
Mountain pass
A mountain pass is a route through a mountain range or over a ridge. If following the lowest possible route, a pass is locally the highest point on that route...
in the hillcountry of the northern Cariboo Plateau
Cariboo Plateau
The Cariboo Plateau is a volcanic plateau in south-central British Columbia, Canada. It is part of the Fraser Plateau that itself is a northward extension of the North American Plateau...
forming a divide between Lightning Creek
Lightning Creek
Lightning Creek is a waterway in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Much of the city's Southside lies within its watershed. It is a tributary of the Oklahoma River....
(S) and Tregillus Creek, part of the Willow River
Willow River (British Columbia)
The Willow River is a tributary of the Fraser River in the north-central Interior of British Columbia, Canada. It enters the Fraser at the community of Willow River, just upstream from the city of Prince George, near the confluence of the McGregor River...
drainage (N), located just northwest of Beaver Pass House
Beaver Pass House
Beaver Pass House is an unincorporated locality and former roadhouse on the Cariboo Wagon Road in the Cariboo Country of the Central Interior of British Columbia, Canada...
, a locality along the route of BC Highway 26
British Columbia provincial highway 26
Highway 26, also known as the Barkerville Highway, is a minor east-west highway in the North Cariboo region of the Central Interior of British Columbia, Canada...
, which leads to Barkerville
Barkerville, British Columbia
Barkerville was the main town of the Cariboo Gold Rush in British Columbia, Canada and is preserved as a historic town. It is located on the north slope of the Cariboo Plateau near the Cariboo Mountains east of Quesnel along BC Highway 26, which follows the route of the original access to...
and Wells
Wells, British Columbia
Wells is a small mining and tourist town in the Cariboo District of central British Columbia, located on BC Highway 26, 74 km from Quesnel and 8 km before the highway's terminus at Barkerville...
from its start at its junction with the Cariboo Highway (97) at the city of Quesnel
Quesnel, British Columbia
-Demographics:Quesnel had a population of 9,326 people in 2006, which was a decrease of 7.1% from the 2001 census count. The median household income in 2005 for Quesnel was $54,044, which is slightly above the British Columbia provincial average of $52,709....
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