Photo: Looking east through Assiniboine Pass on a smoky day (courtesy Bob Evans)
Assiniboine Pass
- 2179 m (7150ft)
- Naming History
- Peaks and Rivers
50.9263N 115.6083W
Province: Alberta/BC
Park: Banff/Mount Assiniboine
Province: Alberta/BC
Park: Banff/Mount Assiniboine
Year Named:
Named by:
Named for: Mount Assiniboine lies to the southwest of the pass. The Stoney Indians or Assiniboines frequented the Rockies.
Named by:
Named for: Mount Assiniboine lies to the southwest of the pass. The Stoney Indians or Assiniboines frequented the Rockies.
Mountain (NW): Cave Mountain
Mountain (SE): Cascade Rock
Headwaters (NE): Bryant Creek
Headwaters (SW): Og Creek
Mountain (SE): Cascade Rock
Headwaters (NE): Bryant Creek
Headwaters (SW): Og Creek
ASSINIBOINE PASS
A trail over this pass provides the most direct route from the Spray Lakes Valley to the Magog Lake area.