The Howse Pass is a pass through the Rocky Mountains. The pass was used by First Nations people such as the Kootenay and Piegan. European explorers first discovered the pass in 1806. David Thompson explored it in 1807. Thompson named the pass after Joseph Howse, a Hudson's Bay Company factor. In a range of hills, or especially of mountains, a pass (also gap, notch, col, saddle, bwlch or bealach) is a lower point that allows easier access through the range. ... White Goat Wilderness Area, Alberta, Canada The Rocky Mountains, often called the Rockies, are a broad mountain range in western North America. ... First Nations is the current title used by Canada to describe the various societies of the indigenous peoples, called Native Americans in the U.S. They have also been known as Indians, Native Canadians, Aboriginal Americans, Amer-Indians, or Aboriginals, and are officially called Indians in the Indian Act, which... The Kootenay Region (in common parlance The Kootenays) comprises the southeastern portion of British Columbia. ... This article is about the Piegan Blackfoot, the band of the tribe located on the Blackfoot Nation in Montana. ... There are several men named David Thompson: David Thompson: A Canadian explorer who was the first to travel the complete length of the Columbia River David Thompson: An American basketball player and member of the Basketball Hall of Fame David B. Thompson (Jazz Pianist/Composer) David Thompson: An English football... The Hudsons Bay Company (HBC) (TSX: HBC) is the oldest corporation in Canada (and North America) and is one of the oldest in the world still in existence. ...

The pass is located in Banff National Park, between Mount Conway and Howse Peak, at 51:48 N 116:45 W. Banff National Park is located in the Canadian Rockies west of the City of Calgary, and includes the town of Banff, Alberta. ...

It is drained by Conway Creek, its waters flowing East, eventually, into Hudson's Bay. It is drained by the Blaeberrry River its waters flowing West, eventually, into the Pacific Ocean. Hudson Bay, Canada. ...

The pass's elevation is 1539 meters (5050 feet), lower than many other passes in this range.

The pass was considered for the Canadian Pacific's route, but Kicking Horse Pass was chosen instead. The Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR; AAR reporting marks CP, CPAA, CPI), known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a Canadian Class I railway that is operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited. ... The Kicking Horse Pass (elevation 1627 m) is a mountain pass across the Continental Divide of the Canadian Rockies near the border between Alberta and British Columbia, and lying within Yoho and Banff National Parks. ...

External links

• peakfinder page for Howse Pass