Near Jasper in Fraser-Fort George, British Columbia — Canada’s West Coast (North America)

Yellowhead Pass

B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure via Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0), June 15, 2016

1. Yellowhead Pass Marker

Inscription. Named after “Tete Jaune”, blond fur trader at Jasper House, this low pass was favoured by Sandford Fleming in his railway surveys of the 1870's. Rejected by the C.P.R., the route was later used by the Grand Trunk Pacific and the Canadian Northern Pacific; the union of these helped form the CN. Today's highway traces the route of this historic pathway through the Rockies.

Erected 1967 by Canadian Confederation Centennial Committee of British Columbia.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Environment • Exploration • Railroads & Streetcars • Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the Canada Centennial of Confederation series list.

Location. 52° 52.931′ N, 118° 27.064′ W. Marker is near Jasper, British Columbia, in Fraser-Fort George. It can be reached from the intersection of Yellowhead Highway (Provincial Highway 16) and British Columbia-Alberta boundary line, on the right when traveling west. Marker is in the Portal Lake Rest Area in Mt. Robson Provincial Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office

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area: Jasper BC V0E 2Z0, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the BC Interior

and in Cariboo Chilcotin Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

on the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Modern Travel/Les voyages des temps modernes (here, next to this marker); The Yellowhead Pass / Le col Tête-Jaune (here, next to this marker); Connecting Canada/D'un océan à l'autre (here, next to this marker); Historic Yellowhead Pass (a few steps from this marker); Travelling a Traditional Route/Parcourir une route traditionnelle (a few steps from this marker); Crossing the Great Divide/Traverser la ligne de partage des eaux (a few steps from this marker); Welcome to Yellowhead Pass National Historic Site (a few steps from this marker); Rails Through the Rockies/Des rails à travers les Rocheuses (a few steps from this marker).

Also see . . . Yellowhead Pass. Wikipedia article

Larsjuh via Flickr (CC BY 2.0), May 4, 2014

2. Yellowhead Pass Marker

on the pass, believed to have been named for Pierre Bostonais (nicknamed Tête Jaune, French for "yellow head"), an Iroquois-Métis trapper employed by the Hudson's Bay Company as a guide. (Submitted on December 12, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Credits. This page was last revised on July 21, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 10, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 425 times since then and 51 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on December 10, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 2. submitted on December 12, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.