The Sir James Hector cairn, now nearing 100 years of age, is the oldest monument in the Banff and Jasper National Parks. It was erected to acknowledge the scientific contributions of James Hector as a member of the pre-confederation Palliser expedition of 1857-1860 and for his identification of the Kicking Horse Pass. (1)

The eight-foot high cairn now stands isolated on the top of the pass named after Hector's near fatal accident on August 29, 1858, forty-three kilometers to the west of that point. It faces north between the four CPR rail lines and the Great Divide ...

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