Allison Pass

Allison Pass

Infobox Mountain pass
Name = Allison Pass
Photo = Allison pass summit.jpg
Caption = At the summit of Allison Pass
Elevation = convert|1342|m|ft|0
Location = flag|British Columbia, CAN
Range = Cascade Range
Coordinates = coord|49|7|N|120|52|W|type:pass_region:CA|display=inline,title
Topographic

Traversed by = Crowsnest Highway

Allison Pass (el. m to ft|1342|abbr=yes|precision=0|wiki=yes) is a highway summit along the Crowsnest Highway in British Columbia, Canada. It is the highest point on the highway between the cities of Hope and Princeton. It is located in the middle of Manning Park, approximately convert|12|km|mi|0|abbr=on west of the Manning Resort and convert|54|km|mi|0|abbr=on from Hope.

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.

History

The pass was named after John Fall Allison, a rancher living in Princeton. [ABC Books. [http://www.abcbookworld.com/?state=view_author&author_id=3373 ALLISON, Susan] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.weatheroffice.pyr.ec.gc.ca/rwisfeed/15322_e.htm Current weather on Allison Pass]

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