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Photo: Approaching Nigel Pass from the south (courtesy Steve Howes)

Nigel Pass

  • 2149 m (7050ft)
  • Naming History
  • Peaks and Rivers
52.2458N 117.1069W
Province: Alberta
Park: Banff/Jasper
Year Named:
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Named for: The pass takes its name from nearby Nigel Peak. Nigel Vavasour was a packer who accompanied Norman Collie and party on the first major climbing expedition into the Upper Saskatchewan.
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Headwaters (NE): Brazeau River
Headwaters (SW): Nigel Creek