1,753 m or 5,751 ft) is a high mountain pass in the Canadian Rockies on the border between Alberta and British Columbia.

It also has an outlet to Pacific Creek, a tributary of the Columbia River to the south.

Athabasca Pass is first mentioned in the historical record in the papers of British explorer David Thompson, who was shown the route in 1811 by an Iroquois man named Thomas.

[3] It became a major point on the fur trade route between Rupert's Land and the Columbia District, used by the York Factory Express.

[4][5] and in recognition of that usage was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1971.