Kakwa Pass
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Kakwa Pass,1570 m is a mountain pass
in the Canadian Rockies
. It is located in the province of British Columbia
on the Continental Divide. It is located just east of McGregor Pass
and to the north of the town of McBride
.
It is the prominence
col for Wishaw Mountain, which has 1063 m prominence and is located just south.
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 Canadian Rockies
Canadian Rockies
The Canadian Rockies comprise the Canadian segment of the North American Rocky Mountains range. They are the eastern part of the Canadian Cordillera, extending from the Interior Plains of Alberta to the Rocky Mountain Trench of British Columbia. The southern end borders Idaho and Montana of the USA...
. It is located in the province of British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
on the Continental Divide. It is located just east of McGregor Pass
McGregor Pass
McGregor Pass, , is a mountain pass located on the Continental Divide in the Canadian Rockies and near the head of the McGregor River, to the north of Wishaw Mountain and to the west of Kakwa Pass, which is in the same vicinity...
and to the north of the town of McBride
McBride, British Columbia
Situated on the Yellowhead Highway , McBride is a small community in the Robson Valley region of British Columbia, Canada, located southeast of Prince George, west of the Alberta border, and west of Jasper, Alberta....
.
It is the prominence
Topographic prominence
In topography, prominence, also known as autonomous height, relative height, shoulder drop , or prime factor , categorizes the height of the mountain's or hill's summit by the elevation between it and the lowest contour line encircling it and no higher summit...
col for Wishaw Mountain, which has 1063 m prominence and is located just south.
See also
- Kakwa Provincial Park
- Kakwa RiverKakwa RiverKakwa River is a river in western Alberta, Canada. It is a major tributary of the Smoky River.Tourism along the river revolves around bull trout fishing and white water rafting. Kakwa Falls are developed in the course of the river, over a high ledge formed by an outcrop of the Cadomin Formation....
- South Kakwa Pass
- List of mountain passes