Jarvis Pass
{{short description|Mountain pass in British Columbia, Canada}}
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Jarvis Pass is a mountain pass in Kakwa Provincial Park in the Northern Rockies of British Columbia, Canada, located to the north of Kakwa Lake, on the British Columbia-Alberta boundary, and therefore is on the Continental Divide.{{BCGNIS|2929|Jarvis Pass}} It was one of the many passes surveyed as a route for the Canadian Pacific Railway in the 1870s.
History
On December 9, 1874, explorer E.W. Jarvis and Major C.F. Hanington of Ottawa began an expedition across the Rockies, beginning at Quesnel, with the purpose of determining if the route they traveled could be used by the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR).Natural Resources Canada, Ottawa, June 1927; Frederick Vreeland, "Early Visits to Mount Sir Alexander", American Alpine Journal, 1930, pp 114-119 with map, copy on file V.1.33. Both cited at {{BCGNIS|2929|Jarvis Pass}} In February 1875, Jarvis discovered the pass. The pass, about {{convert|10|mi|km}} from Mount Sir Alexander, proved to be unusable by the CPR because of its {{convert|5000|ft|m|abbr=on}} elevation. Jarvis and Hanington completed their {{convert|1000|mi|km|abbr=on}} journey on May 21, 1875 in Winnipeg. The name of the pass, chosen in E.W. Jarvis' honor, was officially adopted by the Geographical Board on March 31, 1917 and confirmed in December 15, 1982. The mountains to either side of the pass are named Jarvis and Mount Hanington.
References
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- {{cite aaj|article_id=12193011400|title=Early Visits to Mount Sir Alexander|first=Frederick K.|last=Vreeland
|year=1930|volume=1|issue=2|access-date=2025-01-12}}
Category:Mountain passes of British Columbia
Category:Northern Interior of British Columbia
Category:Great Divide of North America
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