{{Short description|Mountain pass in British Columbia, Canada}} {{more references needed|date=April 2020}} {{Infobox mountain pass | name = Pennask Summit | photo = | photo_caption = | elevation_m = 1728 | elevation_ref = | traversed = {{jct|state=BC|BC|97C|name1=Highway 97C (Okanagan Connector)}} | location = British Columbia, Canada | range = Thompson Plateau | map = British Columbia | map_caption = Location in British Columbia | coordinates = {{coord|49|54|39|N|120|1|51|W|type:pass_region:CA|display=inline,title}} | topo = NTS {{Canada NTS Map Sheet}} }}
'''Pennask Summit''' (el. 1728 m, 5669 ft) is a highway summit along the Okanagan Connector in British Columbia, Canada, crossing the forested uplands of the Thompson Plateau. It is the highest point on the highway between the cities of Merritt and Peachland. It is the second highest mountain route used by a highway in British Columbia, after Kootenay Pass.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.th.gov.bc.ca/popular-topics/faq.htm|title=Frequently Asked Questions|author=B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure|accessdate=2010-08-18|archive-date=2010-09-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100901170242/http://www.th.gov.bc.ca/popular-topics/faq.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> It is located 49 km (30 mi) east of Aspen Grove, and 33 km (21 mi) west of the highway junction in Peachland/Westbank.
The road grades to this summit are very steep and are very long- especially when travelling westbound, exiting the Okanagan Valley.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Driving the paved Okanagan Connector to Pennask Summit in British Columbia |url=https://www.dangerousroads.org/north-america/canada/5079-pennask-summit.html |access-date=2025-04-05 |website=www.dangerousroads.org |language=en-gb}}</ref>
==History== The pass is named after the nearby Pennask Creek, and was first used in 1991, upon completion of this freeway.<ref name=":0" /> thumb|Todd wearing the shirt celebrating his historical 1000th trip to the Pennask Summit
Todd Revill, a frequent traveler of the Pennask Summit, has driven the road more than 1000 times in his history as a resident of British Columbia. His coworkers, in celebration of the 1000th trip milestone, made him a custom T-Shirt.
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==External links== * [http://www.th.gov.bc.ca/popular-topics/documents/Hwy%2097C%20Pennask%20Pass%20grade-profile.pdf Grade profile of Highway 97C, including Pennask Summit.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061229025654/http://www.th.gov.bc.ca/popular-topics/documents/Hwy%2097C%20Pennask%20Pass%20grade-profile.pdf |date=2006-12-29 }}
Category:Mountain passes of British Columbia Category:Okanagan Category:Nicola Country
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