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North Miette Pass

  • 2179 m (7150ft)
  • Naming History
  • Peaks and Rivers
53.0333N 118.6541W
Province: Alberta/BC
Park: Jasper/Mount Robson
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Named for: The pass takes its name from the Miette River. Bonhomme Miette became a legendary figure in French Canadian folklore, he was said to be a gifted fiddler and storyteller.
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Headwaters (NE): Miette River
Headwaters (SW): Grant Brook

NORTH MIETTE PASS

Bonhomme Miette was a voyageur who it is thought made the first ascent, of Roche Miette in the Athabasca Valley. He became a legendary figure in French Canadian folklore, he was said to be a gifted fiddler and storyteller. During the 1830's it is known that Miette did live in the Athabasca Valley where he was a, "company servant" who hauled coal from the area of Roche Miette to Jasper House as well as to Henry house at the mouth of the Miette River that was also named after him. [Fraser]