British Columbia · Canada
Rogers Pass
1Revelstoke to Golden
The Trans-Canada crosses the Selkirks at 1,330 metres through Glacier National Park, kept open by snowsheds and the world’s largest mobile avalanche-control programme, howitzers and all. A road defended by artillery tells you exactly what winter throws at it.
The Trans-Canada Highway crosses Rogers Pass at 1,330 metres through Glacier National Park, completed across the pass in 1962. The corridor is protected by snowsheds and the world’s largest mobile avalanche-control program, using howitzers to trigger slides. Mind the winter avalanche closures, snowshed tunnels and steep transport-truck traffic.
Rogers Pass on the map9.6 mi · point to point
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Corners
busiest around mile 4Elevation
under 4%4 to 8%over 8%1,069 to 1,333 mFrom the road
Points of interest1 stop
- Rogers PassViewpoint5.5 mi in
Hazards
- Winter avalanche closures
- Snowshed tunnels
- Heavy truck traffic
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“The spectacularly scenic high point, however, is Rogers Pass; the vista from the summit of this pass through the Selkirk Mountains is jaw-dropping.”
Route traced from OpenStreetMap, with its stats measured from that line. How the roads are mapped
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