Etymology

Yellowhead Pass

Today it means: A mountain pass through the Canadian Rockies, on the border of Alberta and British Columbia, Canada. Full definition →

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The story

Believed to be named after Tête Jaune, a fur trapper with yellow hair.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.