Glacier National Park

Glacier National Park in southeastern British Columbia was established in 1886 around Rogers Pass, a crucial route through the Selkirk Mountains that helped open the region to transcontinental travel and tourism after the Canadian Pacific Railway crossed it in 1885. Glacier House soon became a major centre for mountaineering, photography, and early glacier study, drawing climbers, surveyors, and Swiss guides. The park is known for steep valleys, heavy snowfall, high peaks, and extensive glaciers, including the Illecillewaet Glacier. Avalanches long made the pass dangerous, leading to the Connaught Tunnel in 1916, while the Trans-Canada Highway revived visitation in 1963.

British Columbia · Canada