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Photo: Snake Indian Pass (courtesy Steve Howes)

Snake Indian Pass

  • 2020 m (6628ft)
  • Naming History
  • Peaks and Rivers
53.3236N 118.9805W
Province: Alberta
Park: Jasper
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Named for: The pass takes its name from the river which was named by David Thompson in 1812. The "Snakes" were a tribe of Indians that lived north of Jasper House and were massacred by the Assiniboine around 1810.
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Headwaters (NE): Snake Indian River
Headwaters (SW): Twintree Creek