Howse Pass
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The Howse Pass () is a pass through the Rocky Mountains. The pass was used by First Nations people such as the Kootenay and Piegan. European explorers first discovered the pass in 1806. David Thompson explored it in 1807. Thompson named the pass after Joseph Howse, a Hudson's Bay Company factor.
The pass is located in Banff National Park, between Mount Conway and Howse Peak.
It is drained by Conway Creek, its waters flowing East, eventually, into Hudson's Bay. It is drained by the Blaeberrry River its waters flowing West, eventually, into the Pacific Ocean.
The pass's elevation is 1539 meters (5050 feet), lower than many other passes in this range.
The pass was considered for the Canadian Pacific's route, but Kicking Horse Pass was chosen instead.
