Balfour Pass
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2454 m
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8050 ft
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Location
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Park |
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Latitude |
Longitude |
UTM Grid Ref |
Alberta/BC
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Banff/Yoho
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82N/09
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51; 35; 25
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116; 28; 15
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367153
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| Headwaters N or E |
Headwaters S or W |
Adjacnt Mtn N or W |
Adjacnt Mtn S or E |
Hector Lake
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Waves Creek
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Mount Olive
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Mount Balfour
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Naming
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Named for |
Other Names |
Year Named |
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Location: The pass lies to the north of Mount Balfour. Professor John Hutton Balfour was a Professor of Botany at Glasgow University and Dean of the Medical School at the University of Edinburgh. He provided much encouragement to the Palliser Expedition.
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Other Information
BALFOUR PASS
This high pass lies between the Wapta Icefield to the north and the Waputik Icefield to the south.
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