Rogers Pass
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Rogers Pass is a high mountain pass in British Columbia’s Selkirk Mountains, renowned as a key transportation corridor and historic route for the Canadian Pacific Railway.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mountain pass
ⓘ
transportation corridor ⓘ |
| averageAnnualSnowfall | several metres ⓘ |
| climate | subarctic climate ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Albert Bowman Rogers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 1881 ⓘ |
| elevation |
approximately 1330 metres
ⓘ
approximately 4360 feet ⓘ |
| governedBy | Parks Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
Parks Canada visitor centre
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rogers Pass Discovery Centre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasManagementProgram | Rogers Pass Avalanche Control Program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRisk | avalanche hazard ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
Connaught Tunnel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mount Macdonald Tunnel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Illecillewaet Glacier
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mount Sir Donald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | key route in completion of Canadian transcontinental railway ⓘ |
| knownFor |
avalanche control program
ⓘ
backcountry skiing ⓘ frequent avalanches ⓘ heavy snowfall ⓘ mountaineering ⓘ scenic mountain views ⓘ |
| locatedBetween |
Golden, British Columbia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Revelstoke, British Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
British Columbia
ⓘ
Selkirk Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInProtectedArea | Glacier National Park (Canada) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Pacific Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedOn | continental divide between Columbia River and Kicking Horse River drainages ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Albert Bowman Rogers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearestCity | Revelstoke, British Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearestTown | Golden, British Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openedForRailTraffic | 1885 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Columbia Mountains
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Trans-Canada Highway corridor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| railwayCompletedThroughPass | 1885 ⓘ |
| railwayOperatedBy | Canadian Pacific Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Connaught Tunnel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mount Macdonald Tunnel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traversedBy |
Canadian Pacific Railway main line
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Trans-Canada Highway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
rail transportation
ⓘ
recreation ⓘ road transportation ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
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