Carcajou Pass

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Carcajou Pass is a mountain pass on the Continental Divide and British ColumbiaAlberta boundary at the north end of Mount Robson Provincial Park. On the Alberta side lies the northwestern part of Jasper National Park. Carcajou is the French word for "wolverine". [1]

Mountain pass Route through a mountain range or over a ridge

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Continental Divide of the Americas principal hydrological divide of North and South America

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British Columbia Province of Canada

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Coordinates: 53°13′49″N119°16′55″W / 53.23028°N 119.28194°W / 53.23028; -119.28194

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