Yellowhead Pass
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Yellowhead Pass is a major mountain pass in the Canadian Rockies that serves as a key transportation corridor between Alberta and British Columbia.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yellowhead Pass canonical | 4 |
| Yellowhead Pass area | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mountain pass
ⓘ
transportation corridor ⓘ |
| connects |
Alberta
ⓘ
British Columbia ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| crosses |
Continental Divide
ⓘ
surface form:
Continental Divide of the Americas
|
| elevation |
approximately 1131 metres
ⓘ
approximately 3711 feet ⓘ |
| geologicalRange |
Front Ranges
ⓘ
surface form:
Front Ranges of the Canadian Rockies
|
| hasFeature | relatively gentle grades ⓘ |
| hasRailwayRoute |
Canadian National Railway main line
ⓘ
surface form:
Canadian National main line
Rocky Mountaineer ⓘ
surface form:
Rocky Mountaineer route
Via Rail ⓘ
surface form:
Via Rail Canadian route
|
| hasScenicViewOf |
Mount Robson Provincial Park
ⓘ
surface form:
Mount Robson region
|
| historicalUse |
Indigenous travel route
ⓘ
fur trade route ⓘ |
| isLowerThan |
Kicking Horse Pass
ⓘ
Rogers Pass ⓘ |
| isMajorRouteBetween |
Edmonton
ⓘ
Prince George ⓘ |
| isOneOf | lowest passes through the Canadian Rockies used by railways ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alberta
ⓘ
British Columbia ⓘ Rocky Mountains ⓘ
surface form:
Canadian Rockies
|
| namedAfter |
Tête Jaune Cache
ⓘ
surface form:
Pierre Bostonais (nicknamed Tête Jaune or Yellowhead)
|
| nearestTown | Jasper, Alberta ⓘ |
| onTransCanadaTrail | yes ⓘ |
| partOf | Rocky Mountains ⓘ |
| provinceBorderBetween |
Alberta
ⓘ
British Columbia ⓘ |
| roadDesignation |
Alberta Highway 16
ⓘ
surface form:
Yellowhead Highway (Trans-Canada Highway 16)
|
| timeZoneBoundary |
Mountain Time Zone
ⓘ
Pacific Time Zone ⓘ |
| traversedBy |
Canadian National Railway
ⓘ
Canadian Pacific Railway ⓘ Alberta Highway 16 ⓘ
surface form:
Highway 16 (Alberta)
British Columbia Highway 16 ⓘ
surface form:
Highway 16 (British Columbia)
Yellowhead Highway ⓘ |
| usedFor |
rail transport
ⓘ
road transport ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| waterDrainageEastTo | Athabasca River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| waterDrainageWestTo | Fraser River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| within |
Jasper National Park
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mount Robson Provincial Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Yellowhead Pass area