McGregor Pass, ,
is a
mountain pass
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located on the
Continental Divide
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in the
Canadian Rockies
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and near the head of the
McGregor River
The McGregor River is a tributary of the Fraser River in the Canadian province of British Columbia.
The McGregor River was named for the Provincial Land Surveyor Captain James Herrick McGregor, who fought and died in 1915 at the Second Battle of ...
, to the north of
Wishaw Mountain and to the west of
Kakwa Pass, which is in the same vicinity. McGregor Pass forms the division between the
Hart Ranges
The Hart Ranges are a major subrange of the Canadian Rockies located in northeastern British Columbia and western Alberta. The mountains constitute the southernmost portion of the Northern Rocky Mountains.
The Hart Ranges were named in honour ...
of the Rockies, which begin at
Mount Sir Alexander
Mount Sir Alexander, is a , ultra-prominent mountain in the Sir Alexander Area of the Continental Ranges (sometimes referred to as the Northern Continental Ranges), Canadian Rockies located in British Columbia.
Located within Kakwa Provincial ...
just to the northwest and extend to the Peace Reach of
Lake Williston
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Geography
The lake fills the basin of the upper Peace River, backing into the Rocky Mountain Trench which is ...
, and the
Continental Ranges
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, the largest and most well-known segment of the Canadian Rockies, which extend to
Marias Pass
Marias Pass (elevation ) is a mountain pass in the Rocky Mountains in the western US state of Montana. Lying on the southern border of
Glacier National Park, it is traversed by US Highway 2 and by the BNSF Hi-Line Subdivision.
The pass is ...
, at the head of the North Fork
Flathead River
The Flathead River (, , ), in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Montana, originates in the Canadian Rockies to the north of Glacier National Park and flows southwest into Flathead Lake, then after a journey of , empties into the Cla ...
in
Montana
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,
United States
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.
McGregor Pass is the
prominence
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col for
Mount Buchanan, giving it of prominence.
See also
*
McGregor Plateau
The McGregor Plateau is a sub-plateau of the Nechako Plateau, the northernmost major subdivision of the Interior Plateau spanning the inland regions of the Pacific Northwest. Located in British Columbia, Canada, to the east of the city of Prince ...
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List of mountain passes
This is a list of mountain passes.
Africa Egypt
* Halfaya Pass (near Libya)
Lesotho
* Moteng Pass
* Mahlasela pass
* Sani Pass
Morocco
* Tizi n'Tichka
South Africa
* Eastern Cape Passes
* Western Cape Passes
* Northern Cape Passes
* K ...
References
External links
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Canadian Rockies
Mountain passes of British Columbia
Great Divide of North America
Cariboo Land District
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