Akamina Pass
| Category : Pass | |
Akamina Pass is the most southerly pass through the Rocky Mountains and is 1779 m in altitude. Its name is Indian in origin, meaning "high bench land," referring to the benches near the summit of South Kootenay Pass. The name was applied to a joint astronomical station occupied in 1861 by the British-American Boundary Commission and is referred to in their report as Akamina Camp and Astronomical Station. |
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Approximately 10 km west south-west of Waterton Park, on the Alberta-B.C. boundary. |
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| Location Name : | Sage Creek |
| Elevation Height : | 1,779 m. |
| National Topographic System (NTS) : | 82 G/1 |
| Sub Section | Section | Township | Range | Meridian | |
| 1-1-W5 | |
| Latitude (N) | Longitude (W) | |
| 49° 01' N 114° 03' W | |
| The content above is directly derived from : | |
| Place Names of Alberta - Volume I Mountains, Mountain Parks and Foothills |
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