Joss Pass

{{short description|Mountain pass in British Columbia, Canada}}

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| elevation_m = 1345

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| location = British Columbia, Canada

| range = Monashee Mountains

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| map_caption = Location in British Columbia

| coordinates = {{coord|50|50|00|N|118|25|00|W|display=title,inline}}

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Joss Pass, 1345 m (4413 ft),[http://bivouac.com/FtrPg.asp?FtrId=1131 Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia entry "Joss Pass"] is a mountain pass in the central Monashee Mountains of the Southern Interior of British Columbia, Canada. Located just south of the Three Valley Gap area of Eagle Pass, which is the route of the Trans-Canada Highway and the mainline of the Canadian Pacific Railway. It forms the divide between the headwaters of the Shuswap River{{BCGNIS|12064|Joss Pass}}[http://bivouac.com/FtrPg.asp?FtrId=1131 Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia entry "Joss Pass"] and those of its eventual tributary Wap Creek, which joins the Shuswap via Mabel Lake. It forms the prominence col for Tsuius Mountain, the highest mountain of the Sawtooth Range, which is part of the Shuswap Highland. It is located just east of Joss Mountain, which is the northernmost peak of the Sawtooths.[http://bivouac.com/FtrPg.asp?FtrId=1131 Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia entry "Joss Pass"]

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