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Located at the summit of the park at 1382 m (4,534 ft). The pass' namesake, Major A.B. Rogers was tasked by the Canadian Pacific Railway to find a route through the Selkirk Mountains to bypass the railway's Big Bend alignment. After finding the pass (with the help of native guides) Rogers was presented with a cheque for $5000, a handsome prize for the times. After Rogers framed the check rather than cashing it, the CPR drew him a new one (and insisted he cash it). Rogers Pass National Historic Site is 72 km east of Revelstoke, and 80 km west of Golden.
Rogers Pass is a high mountain pass through the Selkirk Mountains of British Columbia, but the term also includes the approaches used by the Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) and the Trans-Canada Highway. In the heart of Glacier National Park, this National Historic Site has been a tourist destination since 1886.
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The Parks Canada administration and Rogers Pass Discovery Centre are located at Rogers Pass. The interpretive program for Glacier and Mount Revelstoke National Parks is based at the centre. It includes a theatre, an exhibit hall with railway models, natural history displays and wildlife specimens, and a bookstore.