| Allison Pass | |
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 At the summit of Allison Pass |
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| Elevation | 1,342 metres (4,403 ft) |
| Location |  British Columbia,  Canada |
| Range | Cascade Range |
| Coordinates | Coordinates: |
| Traversed by | Crowsnest Highway |
Allison Pass (el. In topography a summit is a point on a surface which is higher in Elevation than all points immediately adjacent to British Columbia (ˌbrɪtɨʃ kəˈlʌmbiə ( BC) ( (la Colombie-Britannique C Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page A mountain range is a chain of Mountains bordered by highlands or separated from other mountains by passes or valleys A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. The Crowsnest Highway, also known as the Interprovincial or in British Columbia the Southern Trans-Provincial, is a 1163 km (722 mile long principal 1,342 m (4,403 ft)) is a highway summit along the Crowsnest Highway in British Columbia, Canada. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The Crowsnest Highway, also known as the Interprovincial or in British Columbia the Southern Trans-Provincial, is a 1163 km (722 mile long principal British Columbia (ˌbrɪtɨʃ kəˈlʌmbiə ( BC) ( (la Colombie-Britannique C Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page It is the highest point on the highway between the cities of Hope and Princeton. Hope is a District municipality with a population of 6185 located at the confluence of the Fraser and Coquihalla rivers in the province of British Princeton (originally Vermilion Forks) is a small town in the Similkameen region of British Columbia, Canada. It is located in the middle of Manning Park, approximately 12 km (7 mi) west of the Manning Resort and 54 km (34 mi) from Hope. EC Manning Provincial Park is a Provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, usually referred to as Manning Park.
Cyclists and motorists alike find this stretch of road difficult because of the steep grades and high altitudes. On the way from Hope to Allison Pass, one must ascend the 7% (1 in 14) grades up to the Hope Slide before one can start up to Allison Pass, leaving many trucks waiting at the side of the road for their engines to cool down. The Hope Slide ( was one of the largest Landslides ever recorded in Canada.
History
The pass was named after John Fall Allison, a rancher living in Princeton. John Fall Allison ( 1825 &ndash 1897) was a pioneer settler Justice of the Peace, and Gold Commissioner in the Similkameen Country [1]
References
- ^ ABC Books. ALLISON, Susan
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