Alberta-BC boundary. Pass
Athabasca River and Fraser River drainages
Headwaters of Grant Brook and Miette River
53 N 118.65 W — Map 83D/15 — Google — GeoHack
Name officially adopted in 1912
Official in BC – Canada
Athabasca River and Fraser River drainages
Headwaters of Grant Brook and Miette River
53 N 118.65 W — Map 83D/15 — Google — GeoHack
Name officially adopted in 1912
Official in BC – Canada
This pass appears on:
Boundary Commission Sheet 30 (surveyed in 1924)
Boundary Commission Sheet 30 (surveyed in 1924)
Miette Pass — Centre Passage.
Report of the Commission Appointed to Delimit the Boundary between the Provinces of Alberta and British Columbia, III. 1925
Baptiste Millette, an employee of the fur-trading North West Company, was the namesake of Roche Miette and other “Miette” place names in the vicinity.
References:
- Franchère, Gabriel [1786–1863], and Lamb, William Kaye [1904–1999], editor. Journal of a Voyage to the Northwest Coast of America, in the years 1811, 1812, 1813, and 1814. Toronto: Champlain Society, 1969. Internet Archive
- Cautley, Richard William [1873–1953], and Wheeler, Arthur Oliver [1860–1945]. Report of the Commission Appointed to Delimit the Boundary between the Provinces of Alberta and British Columbia. Parts IIIA & IIIB, 1918 to 1924. From Yellowhead Pass Northerly. Ottawa: Office of the Surveyor General, 1925, p. 10. Whyte Museum
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