List of Rocky Mountain passes on the continental divide facts for kids
This is a list of Rocky Mountain passes on the Continental Divide of the Americas.
Major Passes
Note Column:A=Automobile road R=Railway E=Used by early explorers *=not strictly a mountain pass on continental divide, included for reference.
Location | Note | Name | Height | Description |
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CANADA | ||||
Yukon and British Columbia | ||||
67°??'N | *E | Unnamed portage | From the Mackenzie river to the Yukon River. See Canadian canoe routes#Pacific coast | |
60°04′25″N 130°56′30″W / 60.07361°N 130.94167°W | *A | Alaska Highway | The Alaska Highway crossing of the Continental Divide in south central Yukon, also known as Yukon Hwy 1. Bering Sea or Arctic Ocean drainage. | |
58°26′00″N 130°01′27″W / 58.43333°N 130.02417°W | *A | Dease Lake, British Columbia | The town is sited on and straddles a gap that is the continental divide and the Stewart-Cassiar Highway (also known as BC Hwy 37) passes through the town as well, thus also crossing the divide at that point. Pacific or Arctic Ocean drainage. | |
54°15'N | *A | Summit Lake, British Columbia | 710m | on British Columbia Highway 97 from Dawson Creek See Pine Pass(?). Pacific or Arctic Ocean drainage. |
54°1?'N | *E | low point used by Alexander Mackenzie in 1793 | ||
53°58′00″N 120°13′00″W / 53.96667°N 120.21667°W | McGregor Pass | 1555 | Pacific or Arctic Ocean drainage. | |
Alberta/British Columbia border. | ||||
53°10′02″N 119°07′34″W / 53.16722°N 119.12611°W | Robson Pass | 1,652 m (5,420 ft) | near Mount Robson. Pacific or Arctic Ocean drainage. | |
52°53′33″N 118°27′50″W / 52.89250°N 118.46389°W | AR | Yellowhead Pass | 1,131 m (3,711 ft) | near Jasper, Alberta. Canadian Northern Railway (1910), north branch of the Trans-Canada Highway. Pacific or Arctic Ocean drainage. |
52°22′35″N 118°11′00″W / 52.37639°N 118.18333°W | E | Athabasca Pass | 1,753 m (5,751 ft) | Main fur-trade pass from 1811. Used by the York Factory Express. Pacific or Arctic Ocean drainage. |
51°48′N 116°45′W / 51.800°N 116.750°W | E | Howse Pass | 1,539 m (5,049 ft) | First post-Mackenzie pass (1807). rarely used. Pacific Ocean or Hudson Bay drainage. |
51°27′10″N 116°17′00″W / 51.45278°N 116.28333°W | AR | Kicking Horse Pass | 1,627 m (5,338 ft) | Near Lake Louise, Alberta. Canadian Pacific Railway (1880s), south branch of the Trans-Canada Highway. Pacific Ocean or Hudson Bay drainage. |
51°13′39″N 116°02′59″W / 51.22750°N 116.04972°W | A | Vermilion Pass | 1,680 m (5,512 ft) | Near Banff, Alberta, Highway 93 south to Radium Hot Springs, British Columbia. Pacific Ocean or Hudson Bay drainage. |
51°04′51″N 115°49′47″W / 51.08083°N 115.82972°W | E | Simpson Pass | 2,107 m (6,913 ft) | rarely used, southwest of Banff, found by Sir George Simpson in 1841. Pacific Ocean or Hudson Bay drainage. |
49°37′57″N 114°41′33″W / 49.63250°N 114.69250°W | AR | Crowsnest Pass | 1,358 m (4,455 ft) | only road pass between Banff and US border. Canadian Pacific Railway (1898). Pacific Ocean or Hudson Bay drainage. |
49°00'N* | UNITED STATES | |||
Montana | ||||
48°41′47.72″N 113°43′5.91″W / 48.6965889°N 113.7183083°W | A | Logan Pass | 6,646 ft (2,026 m) | Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park. Divides Pacific Ocean and Hudson Bay drainages. |
48°19′06″N 113°21′19″W / 48.318321°N 113.355255°W | AR | Marias Pass | 5,213 ft (1,589 m) | Great Northern Railroad 1889 (now used by BNSF Railway), US Highway 2. Divides Pacific and Atlantic Ocean drainages. |
47°08′34″N 112°25′44″W / 47.142701°N 112.428915°W | E | Lewis and Clark Pass | 6,424 ft (1,958 m) | Possibly used on Meriwether Lewis's return route, foot trail and unimproved road. Divides Pacific and Atlantic Ocean drainages. |
47°04′35″N 112°22′11″W / 47.07639°N 112.36972°W | A | Rogers Pass | 5,610 ft (1,710 m) | Montana Highway 200. Divides Pacific and Atlantic Ocean drainages. |
46°58′31″N 112°21′30″W / 46.9753°N 112.3583°W | A | Flesher Pass | Montana Secondary Highway 279. Divides Pacific and Atlantic Ocean drainages. | |
46°53′37″N 112°29′44″W / 46.8936°N 112.4956°W | A | Stemple Pass | Unimproved road. Divides Pacific and Atlantic Ocean drainages. | |
46°38′36″N 112°18′50″W / 46.6434°N 112.3138°W | AER | Mullan Pass | 5,902 ft (1,799 m) | Mullan Road, Northern Pacific Railroad (now used by Montana Rail Link), unimproved road. Divides Pacific and Atlantic Ocean drainages. |
46°37′10″N 112°17′55″W / 46.6194°N 112.2986°W | A | Priest Pass | Unimproved road. Divides Pacific and Atlantic Ocean drainages. | |
46°33′41″N 112°18′31″W / 46.5614°N 112.3086°W | A | MacDonald Pass | 6,312 ft (1,924 m) | US Highway 12. Divides Pacific and Atlantic Ocean drainages. |
45°02′11″N 112°27′33″W / 45.0364°N 112.4592°W | AR | Elk Park Pass | 6,352 ft (1,936 m) | Great Northern Railroad (abandoned), Interstate 15. Divides Pacific and Atlantic Ocean drainages. |
45°55′20″N 112°24′58″W / 45.9221°N 112.4161°W | AR | Homestake Pass | 6,329 ft (1,929 m) | Northern Pacific Railroad (now used by BNSF Railway, inactive), Interstate 90. Divides Pacific and Atlantic Ocean drainages. |
45°51′35″N 112°26′00″W / 45.8597°N 112.4334°W | AR | Pipestone Pass | 6,453 ft (1,967 m) | Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad (abandoned), Montana Highway 2. Divides Pacific and Atlantic Ocean drainages. |
45°52′58″N 112°40′21″W / 45.8828°N 112.6725°W | AR | Deer Lodge Pass | 5,879 ft (1,792 m) | Utah and Northern Railway (now used by Union Pacific), Interstate 15. Divides Pacific and Atlantic Ocean drainages. |
45°44′49″N 112°54′00″W / 45.7469°N 112.9000°W | AE | Gibbons Pass | 2,117 m (6,946 ft) | Nez Perce National Historic Trail, possibly used on William Clark's return route, unimproved road. Divides Pacific and Atlantic Ocean drainages. |
Along Montana / Idaho border | ||||
45°41.0′N 113°56.0′W / 45.6833°N 113.9333°W | A | Chief Joseph Pass | 7,251 ft (2,210 m) | Montana Highway 43. Divides Pacific and Atlantic Ocean drainages. |
45°32′59″N 113°49′13″W / 45.5497°N 113.8203°W | A | Big Hole Pass | 7,055 ft (2,150 m) | Unimproved road. Divides Pacific and Atlantic Ocean drainages. |
44°58′27″N 113°26′42″W / 44.97417°N 113.44500°W | AE | Lemhi Pass | 7,373 ft (2,247 m) | Lewis and Clark Expedition outbound crossing of Continental Divide, unimproved road. Divides Pacific and Atlantic Ocean drainages. |
44°48′52″N 113°16′19″W / 44.8144°N 113.2719°W | AR | Bannock Pass | 7,684 ft (2,342 m) | Gilmore and Pittsburgh Railroad (abandoned), Idaho Highway 29. Divides Pacific and Atlantic Ocean drainages. |
44°33′31″N 112°18′20″W / 44.55861°N 112.30556°W | AR | Monida Pass | 6,820 ft (2,079 m) | Utah and Northern Railway (now used by Union Pacific), Interstate 15. Divides Pacific and Atlantic Ocean drainages. |
44°35′56″N 111°31′25″W / 44.5989°N 111.5236°W | A | Red Rock Pass | Unimproved road. Divides Pacific and Atlantic Ocean drainages. | |
44°42.6′N 111°28.2′W / 44.7100°N 111.4700°W | AE | Raynolds Pass | 6,844 ft (2,086 m | Raynolds Expedition, Montana Highway 87. Divides Pacific and Atlantic Ocean drainages. |
44°40′29″N 112°16′33″E / 44.6747°N 112.2758°E | A | Targhee Pass | 7,072 ft (2156 m) | US Highway 20. Divides Pacific and Atlantic Ocean drainages. |
Montana / Idaho / Wyoming border | ||||
44°26′30″N 110°43′11″W / 44.44167°N 110.71972°W | A | Craig Pass | 8,262 ft (2,518 m | U.S. Route 191, in Yellowstone National Park. Pacific or Gulf of Mexico drainage. |
44°2′28″N 110°10′3″W / 44.04111°N 110.16750°W | Two Ocean Pass | 8,130 ft (2,478 m) | In the Teton Wilderness. Notable for the Parting of the Waters.Pacific or Gulf of Mexico drainage. | |
43°45′0″N 110°4′48″W / 43.75000°N 110.08000°W | A | Togwotee Pass | 9,658 ft (2,944 m) | U.S. Route 287 and U.S. Route 26. Pacific or Gulf of Mexico drainage. |
42°22′12″N 108°54′49″W / 42.37000°N 108.91361°W | * | South Pass | 7,412 ft (2,259 m) | Part of a mountain-free area in southwest Wyoming. Oregon Trail and Interstate 80. Pacific or Gulf of Mexico drainage. |
41°00'N | Colorado north border | |||
40°23′5″N 106°36′42″W / 40.38472°N 106.61167°W | A | Rabbit Ears Pass | 9,426 ft (2,873 m) | U.S. Route 40. Pacific or Gulf of Mexico drainage. |
40°22′36″N 106°34′47″W / 40.37667°N 106.57972°W | A | Muddy Pass | 8,772 ft (2,674 m) | U.S. Route 40. Pacific or Gulf of Mexico drainage. |
40°21′02″N 106°05′32″W / 40.35056°N 106.09222°W | A | Willow Creek Pass | 9,659 ft (2,844 m) | Colorado State Highway 125. Pacific or Gulf of Mexico drainage. |
40°25′11″N 105°48′41″W / 40.41972°N 105.81139°W | A | Milner Pass | 10,759 ft (3,279 m) | U.S. Route 34 in Rocky Mountain National Park. Pacific or Gulf of Mexico drainage. |
40°28′36″N 105°49′24″W / 40.47667°N 105.82333°W | La Poudre Pass | 10,184 ft (3,104 m) | Pacific or Gulf of Mexico drainage. | |
39°54′08″N 105°38′46″W / 39.90235°N 105.6461°W | *R | Moffat Tunnel | 9,239 ft (2,816 m) | Railway tunnel finished in 1928. Avoids Rollins Pass 11,677 ft (3,559 m)Pacific or Gulf of Mexico drainage. |
39°40′44″N 105°55′12″W / 39.67889°N 105.92000°W | *A | Eisenhower Tunnel | 11,158 feet (3,401 m) | Interstate 70 to Denver. The highest point on the interstate system in the US. Avoids Loveland Pass. Pacific or Gulf of Mexico drainage. |
39°39′49″N 105°52′45″W / 39.66361°N 105.87917°W | A | Loveland Pass | 11,990 ft (3,655 m) | US Highway 6. Pacific or Gulf of Mexico drainage. |
39°21′42″N 106°03′45″W / 39.36167°N 106.06250°W | A | Hoosier Pass | 11,542 ft (3,518 m) | Colorado State Highway 9. Pacific or Gulf of Mexico drainage. |
39°21′59″N 106°11′12″W / 39.36639°N 106.18667°W | AR | Fremont Pass | 11,318 feet (3,450 m) | Colorado State Highway 91, former railroad lines of Denver, South Park and Pacific Railroad whose southern approach is operated by Leadville, Colorado and Southern Railroad and Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad. |
39°21′45″N 106°18′40″W / 39.36250°N 106.31111°W | AR | Tennessee Pass | 10,424 ft (3,177 m) | U.S. Route 24, former Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad main line. |
39°15′54″N 106°29′02″W / 39.26500°N 106.48389°W | R | Hagerman Pass | 11,925 feet (3,635 m) | Former Colorado Midland Railway via Hagerman Tunnel and later Busk–Ivanhoe Tunnel, unpaved road. |
39°6′29″N 106°33′52″W / 39.10806°N 106.56444°W | A | Independence Pass | 12,095 ft (3,687 m) | Colorado State Highway 82. Until 2019, the highest paved crossing of Divide in US; now the second-highest behind Cottonwood Pass (see next line). Pacific or Gulf of Mexico drainage. |
38°49′40″N 106°24′33″W / 38.82778°N 106.40917°W | A | Cottonwood Pass | 12,126 ft (3,696 m) | Chaffee County Road 306 and Gunnison County Road 209. Until 2019, the highest unpaved road crossing of a pass in Colorado; now the highest paved crossing of Divide in US. Pacific or Gulf of Mexico drainage. |
38°38′45″N 106°24′32″W / 38.64583°N 106.40889°W | *R | Alpine Tunnel | 11,523 feet (3,512 m) | Alpine Tunnel, first tunnel over Continental Divide in Colorado, highest railroad tunnel and at 1,772 ft (540 m) longest narrow-gauge tunnel in North America. Tunnel abandoned since 1910, impassable, unpaved road on approaches, reconstructed telegraph office with station platform near southern (wester |
38°29′48″N 106°19′30″W / 38.49667°N 106.32500°W | A | Monarch Pass | 11,312 ft (3,448 m) | US Highway 50. Pacific or Gulf of Mexico drainage. |
38°23′29″N 106°14′50″W / 38.39139°N 106.24722°W | AR | Marshall Pass | 10,842 ft (3,305 m) | former narrow-gauge railroad closed in 1955. Pacific or Gulf of Mexico drainage. |
38°13′00″N 106°34′32″W / 38.21667°N 106.57556°W | A | North Pass | 10,010 ft (3,051 m) | Colorado State Highway 114. Pacific or Gulf of Mexico drainage. |
37°56′27″N 107°09′33″W / 37.94083°N 107.15917°W | A | Spring Creek Pass | 10,889 ft (3,319 m) | Traversed by Colorado State Highway 149, notably lower than Slumgullion Pass dividing just tributaries of Gunnison River that is also traversed by SH 149. |
37°29′00″N 106°48′11″W / 37.48333°N 106.80306°W | A | Wolf Creek Pass | 10,857 ft (3,309 m) | U.S. Highway 160. Pacific or Gulf of Mexico drainage. |
37°00'N* | Colorado south border |
Passes including Trails
Pass | Region | Elevation | Location | Access |
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Pine Pass | British Columbia | 2,871 ft |
875 m55°24′00″N 122°38′00″W / 55.4000°N 122.6333°W | |
Jarvis Pass | British Columbia | 4,849 ft |
1478 m54°05′27″N 120°09′30″W / 54.0908°N 120.1583°W | Trail in Kakwa Provincial Park |
McGregor Pass | British Columbia | 5,049 ft |
1539 m53°58′00″N 120°13′00″W / 53.9667°N 120.2167°W | Trail |
Kakwa Pass | British Columbia | 5,151 ft |
1570 m53°58′00″N 120°09′00″W / 53.9667°N 120.1500°W | Trail in Kakwa Provincial Park |
Casket Pass | Alberta British Columbia |
5,351 ft |
1631 m53°46′35″N 119°55′49″W / 53.7764°N 119.9303°W | Trail |
Forgetmenot Pass | Alberta British Columbia |
5,850 ft |
1783 m53°45′08″N 119°53′33″W / 53.7522°N 119.8925°W | Trail |
Fetherstonhaugh Pass | Alberta British Columbia |
5,948 ft |
1813 m53°42′48″N 119°51′08″W / 53.7133°N 119.8522°W | Trail |
Avalanche Pass | Alberta British Columbia |
5,151 ft |
1570 m53°36′58″N 119°54′39″W / 53.6161°N 119.9108°W | Trail |
Beaverdam Pass | Alberta British Columbia |
4,951 ft |
1509 m53°34′36″N 119°53′20″W / 53.5767°N 119.8889°W | Trail |
Shale Pass | Alberta British Columbia |
6,250 ft |
1905 m53°36′22″N 119°43′37″W / 53.6061°N 119.7269°W | Trail |
Loren Pass | Alberta British Columbia |
5,049 ft |
1539 m53°29′59″N 119°48′37″W / 53.4997°N 119.8103°W | Trail |
Jackpine Pass | Alberta British Columbia |
6,627 ft |
2020 m53°21′31″N 119°25′51″W / 53.3586°N 119.4308°W | Trail |
Bess Pass | Alberta British Columbia |
5,315 ft |
1620 m53°19′48″N 119°21′02″W / 53.3300°N 119.3506°W | Trail in Jasper National Park |
Carcajou Pass | Alberta British Columbia |
5,151 ft |
1570 m53°13′49″N 119°16′55″W / 53.2303°N 119.2819°W | Trail between Jasper National Park and Mount Robson Provincial Park |
Moose Pass | Alberta British Columbia |
6,650 ft |
2027 m53°13′50″N 119°01′05″W / 53.2306°N 119.0181°W | Trail between Jasper National Park and Mount Robson Provincial Park |
Robson Pass | Alberta British Columbia |
5,240 ft |
1597 m53°10′01″N 119°07′43″W / 53.1669°N 119.1286°W | Trail between Jasper National Park and Mount Robson Provincial Park |
Snowbird Pass | Alberta British Columbia |
7,949 ft |
2423 m53°08′44″N 119°02′58″W / 53.1456°N 119.0494°W | Trail between Jasper National Park and Mount Robson Provincial Park |
Upright Pass | Alberta British Columbia |
6,549 ft |
1996 m53°08′05″N 118°46′50″W / 53.1347°N 118.7806°W | Trail between Jasper National Park and Mount Robson Provincial Park |
Colonel Pass | Alberta British Columbia |
6,148 ft |
1874 m53°04′20″N 118°46′10″W / 53.0722°N 118.7694°W | Trail between Jasper National Park and Mount Robson Provincial Park |
Grant Pass | Alberta British Columbia |
6,348 ft |
1935 m53°02′52″N 118°45′20″W / 53.0478°N 118.7556°W | Trail between Jasper National Park and Mount Robson Provincial Park |
North Miette Pass | Alberta British Columbia |
7,149 ft |
2179 m53°02′00″N 118°39′15″W / 53.0333°N 118.6542°W | Trail between Jasper National Park and Mount Robson Provincial Park |
Miette Pass | Alberta British Columbia |
6,575 ft |
2004 m53°01′00″N 118°40′00″W / 53.0167°N 118.6667°W | Trail |
Centre Pass | Alberta British Columbia |
6,526 ft |
1989 m53°00′48″N 118°39′16″W / 53.0133°N 118.6544°W | Trail |
South Miette Pass | Alberta British Columbia |
6,952 ft |
2119 m52°59′10″N 118°39′45″W / 52.9861°N 118.6625°W | Trail between Jasper National Park and Mount Robson Provincial Park |
South Pass | Alberta British Columbia |
7,024 ft |
2141 m52°59′11″N 118°39′39″W / 52.9864°N 118.6608°W | Trail |
Yellowhead Pass | Alberta British Columbia |
3,711 ft |
1131 m52°53′29″N 118°27′52″W / 52.8914°N 118.4644°W | between Jasper National Park and Mount Robson Provincial Park |
Tonquin Pass | Alberta British Columbia |
6,348 ft |
1935 m52°43′42″N 118°20′22″W / 52.7283°N 118.3394°W | Trail between Jasper National Park and Mount Robson Provincial Park |
Whirlpool Pass | Alberta British Columbia |
5,948 ft |
1813 m52°29′19″N 118°14′00″W / 52.4886°N 118.2333°W | Trail in Jasper National Park |
Canoe Pass | Alberta British Columbia |
6,749 ft |
2057 m52°25′33″N 118°14′19″W / 52.4258°N 118.2386°W | Trail in Jasper National Park |
Athabasca Pass | Alberta British Columbia |
5,751 ft |
1753 m52°22′56″N 118°11′24″W / 52.3822°N 118.1900°W | Trail in Jasper National Park |
Fortress Pass | Alberta British Columbia |
4,449 ft |
1356 m52°21′41″N 117°42′20″W / 52.3614°N 117.7056°W | Trail between Banff National Park and Hamber Provincial Park |
Thompson Pass | Alberta British Columbia |
6,549 ft |
1996 m52°02′28″N 117°15′29″W / 52.0411°N 117.2581°W | Trail in Banff National Park |
Bush Pass | Alberta British Columbia |
7,851 ft |
2393 m51°47′54″N 116°58′08″W / 51.7983°N 116.9689°W | Trail in Banff National Park |
Howse Pass | Alberta British Columbia |
5,049 ft |
1539 m51°48′00″N 116°45′20″W / 51.8000°N 116.7556°W | Trail in Banff National Park |
Balfour Pass | Alberta British Columbia |
8,051 ft |
2454 m51°35′14″N 116°28′19″W / 51.5872°N 116.4719°W | Trail between Banff National Park and Yoho National Park |
Kicking Horse Pass | Alberta British Columbia |
5,338 ft |
1627 m51°27′12″N 116°17′08″W / 51.4533°N 116.2856°W | between Banff National Park and Yoho National Park |
Abbot Pass | Alberta British Columbia |
9,587 ft |
2922 m51°21′50″N 116°17′14″W / 51.3639°N 116.2872°W | Trail between Banff National Park and Yoho National Park |
Wenkchemna Pass | Alberta British Columbia |
8,550 ft |
2606 m51°19′01″N 116°16′17″W / 51.3169°N 116.2714°W | Trail between Banff National Park and Yoho National Park |
Vermilion Pass | Alberta British Columbia |
5,449 ft |
1661 m51°13′39″N 116°02′59″W / 51.2275°N 116.0497°W | between Banff National Park and Kootenay National Park |
Ball Pass | Alberta British Columbia |
7,251 ft |
2210 m51°07′35″N 115°59′19″W / 51.1264°N 115.9886°W | Trail between Banff National Park and Kootenay National Park |
Redearth Pass | Alberta British Columbia |
6,850 ft |
2088 m51°05′10″N 115°52′57″W / 51.0861°N 115.8825°W | Trail in Banff National Park |
Simpson Pass | Alberta British Columbia |
6,949 ft |
2118 m51°04′45″N 115°49′40″W / 51.0792°N 115.8278°W | Trail between Banff National Park and Kootenay National Park |
Citadel Pass | Alberta British Columbia |
7,749 ft |
2362 m51°01′13″N 115°42′37″W / 51.0203°N 115.7103°W | Trail in Banff National Park |
Fatigue Pass | Alberta British Columbia |
7,851 ft |
2393 m51°00′49″N 115°41′19″W / 51.0136°N 115.6886°W | Trail in Banff National Park |
Og Pass | Alberta British Columbia |
7,549 ft |
2301 m50°56′58″N 115°36′48″W / 50.9494°N 115.6133°W | Trail between Banff National Park and Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park |
Assiniboine Pass | Alberta British Columbia |
7,149 ft |
2179 m50°55′35″N 115°36′32″W / 50.9264°N 115.6089°W | Trail between Banff National Park and Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park |
Wonder Pass | Alberta British Columbia |
7,851 ft |
2393 m50°53′32″N 115°35′40″W / 50.8922°N 115.5944°W | Trail between Banff National Park and Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park |
Marvel Pass | Alberta British Columbia |
6,949 ft |
2118 m50°50′28″N 115°34′44″W / 50.8411°N 115.5789°W | Trail in Banff National Park |
Red Man Pass | Alberta British Columbia |
7,651 ft |
2332 m50°48′10″N 115°33′10″W / 50.8028°N 115.5528°W | Trail in Banff National Park |
White Man Pass | Alberta British Columbia |
7,051 ft |
2149 m50°47′00″N 115°30′00″W / 50.7833°N 115.5000°W | Trail in Banff National Park |
Spray Pass | Alberta British Columbia |
6,348 ft |
1935 m50°44′48″N 115°25′45″W / 50.7467°N 115.4292°W | Trail in Banff National Park |
Palliser Pass | Alberta British Columbia |
6,850 ft |
2088 m50°42′29″N 115°23′15″W / 50.7081°N 115.3875°W | Trail in Banff National Park |
North Kananaskis Pass | Alberta British Columbia |
7,749 ft |
2362 m50°41′25″N 115°17′53″W / 50.6903°N 115.2981°W | Trail in Kananaskis Country |
South Kananaskis Pass | Alberta British Columbia |
7,549 ft |
2301 m50°38′20″N 115°17′12″W / 50.6389°N 115.2867°W | Trail in Kananaskis Country |
Elk Pass | Alberta British Columbia |
6,250 ft |
1905 m50°35′10″N 115°04′27″W / 50.5861°N 115.0742°W | Trail in Peter Lougheed Provincial Park |
Weary Creek Gap | Alberta British Columbia |
7,349 ft |
2240 m50°23′53″N 114°51′12″W / 50.3981°N 114.8533°W | Trail in Kananaskis Country |
Gunsight Pass | Alberta British Columbia |
7,851 ft |
2393 m50°19′30″N 114°49′00″W / 50.3250°N 114.8167°W | Trail in Kananaskis Country |
Windy Pass (Canada) | Alberta British Columbia |
7,900 ft |
2408 m50°03′50″N 114°40′30″W / 50.0639°N 114.6750°W | Trail |
Tornado Pass | Alberta British Columbia |
7,051 ft |
2149 m49°58′03″N 114°40′23″W / 49.9675°N 114.6731°W | Trail |
North Fork Pass | Alberta British Columbia |
6,549 ft |
1996 m49°55′20″N 114°41′22″W / 49.9222°N 114.6894°W | Trail in Kananaskis Country |
Racehorse Pass | Alberta British Columbia |
6,949 ft |
2118 m49°46′17″N 114°38′48″W / 49.7714°N 114.6467°W | Trail |
Deadman Pass | Alberta British Columbia |
5,249 ft |
1600 m49°42′21″N 114°39′38″W / 49.7058°N 114.6606°W | Trail |
Phillipps Pass | Alberta British Columbia |
5,151 ft |
1570 m49°38′45″N 114°39′45″W / 49.6458°N 114.6625°W | Trail |
Crowsnest Pass | Alberta British Columbia |
4,455 ft |
1358 m49°37′41″N 114°40′31″W / 49.6281°N 114.6753°W | (Canadian Pacific Railway 1898) |
Tent Mountain Pass | Alberta British Columbia |
4,849 ft |
1478 m49°34′22″N 114°43′18″W / 49.5728°N 114.7217°W | Trail |
Ptolemy Pass | Alberta British Columbia |
5,650 ft |
1722 m49°33′19″N 114°41′15″W / 49.5553°N 114.6875°W | Trail |
North Kootenay Pass | Alberta British Columbia |
6,749 ft |
2057 m49°24′00″N 114°34′00″W / 49.4000°N 114.5667°W | Trail |
Middle Kootenay Pass | Alberta British Columbia |
6,348 ft |
1935 m49°15′37″N 114°24′30″W / 49.2603°N 114.4083°W | Trail |
Sage Pass | Alberta British Columbia |
7,051 ft |
2149 m49°08′19″N 114°09′39″W / 49.1386°N 114.1608°W | Trail in Waterton Lakes National Park |
South Kootenay Pass | Alberta British Columbia |
6,850 ft |
2088 m49°06′33″N 114°08′58″W / 49.1092°N 114.1494°W | Trail in Waterton Lakes National Park |
Akamina Pass | Alberta British Columbia |
5,850 ft |
1783 m49°01′28″N 114°03′16″W / 49.0244°N 114.0544°W | Trail in Waterton Lakes National Park |
Logan Pass | Montana | 2028 m |
6,653 ft48°41′48″N 113°43′06″W / 48.6966°N 113.7182°W | Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park |
Gunsight Pass | Montana | 2118 m |
6,949 ft48°36′34″N 113°44′18″W / 48.6094°N 113.7382°W | Trail in Glacier National Park |
Marias Pass | Montana | 1596 m |
5,236 ft48°19′00″N 113°21′17″W / 48.3166°N 113.3548°W | between Flathead National Forest and Lewis and Clark National Forest (Great Northern Railway 1891) |
Badger Pass | Montana | 1924 m |
6,312 ft48°07′50″N 113°02′15″W / 48.1305°N 113.0376°W | Trail in Bob Marshall Wilderness |
Lewis and Clark Pass | Montana | 1958 m |
6,424 ft47°08′34″N 112°25′44″W / 47.1427°N 112.4289°W | Trail between Helena National Forest and Lewis and Clark National Forest (Meriwether Lewis 1806) |
Rogers Pass | Montana | 1716 m |
5,630 ft47°04′35″N 112°22′14″W / 47.0763°N 112.3706°W | |
Mullan Pass | Montana | 1592 m |
5,223 ft46°38′40″N 112°18′53″W / 46.6444°N 112.3147°W | and gravel road in Helena National Forest (Northern Pacific Railway 1883) |
Gibbons Pass | Montana | 1871 m |
6,138 ft45°44′49″N 113°54′51″W / 45.7469°N 113.9142°W | Beaverhead National Forest Road 106 (William Clark 1806) |
Chief Joseph Pass | Idaho Montana |
2210 m |
7,251 ft45°41′05″N 113°55′59″W / 45.6846°N 113.9331°W | in Salmon National Forest to in Beaverhead National Forest |
Elk Park Pass | Montana | 1936 m |
6,352 ft46°02′11″N 112°27′33″W / 46.0363°N 112.4592°W | (Great Northern Railway 1888-1972) |
Deer Lodge Pass | Montana | 1805 m |
5,922 ft45°53′00″N 112°40′18″W / 45.8833°N 112.6717°W | |
Homestake Pass | Montana | 1940 m |
6,365 ft45°55′20″N 112°24′58″W / 45.9221°N 112.4161°W | in Deerlodge National Forest (Northern Pacific Railroad 1888-1983) |
Pipestone Pass | Montana | 1974 m |
6,476 ft45°51′24″N 112°26′22″W / 45.8566°N 112.4395°W | in Deerlodge National Forest (Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad 1909-1980) |
Lemhi Pass | Idaho Montana |
2246 m |
7,369 ft44°58′28″N 113°26′43″W / 44.9744°N 113.4453°W | Gravel road between Beaverhead National Forest and Salmon National Forest (Lewis and Clark Expedition 1805) |
Bannock Pass | Idaho Montana |
2342 m |
7,684 ft44°48′52″N 113°16′19″W / 44.8144°N 113.2720°W | between Salmon National Forest and Beaverhead National Forest (Gilmore and Pittsburgh Railroad 1910-1939) |
Monida Pass | Idaho Montana |
2079 m |
6,821 ft44°33′30″N 112°18′20″W / 44.5583°N 112.3055°W | (Utah and Northern Railway 1880) |
Raynolds Pass | Idaho Montana |
2082 m |
6,831 ft44°42′40″N 111°28′11″W / 44.7110°N 111.4697°W | |
Targhee Pass | Idaho Montana |
2158 m |
7,080 ft44°40′29″N 111°16′33″W / 44.6746°N 111.2758°W | |
Craig Pass | Wyoming | 2537 m |
8,323 ft44°26′30″N 110°43′11″W / 44.4416°N 110.7197°W | Grand Loop Road in Yellowstone National Park |
Two Ocean Pass | Wyoming | 2478 m |
8,130 ft44°02′28″N 110°10′03″W / 44.0411°N 110.1674°W | Trail |
South Pass | Wyoming | 2304 m |
7,559 ft42°22′12″N 108°54′48″W / 42.3700°N 108.9134°W | (Oregon Trail 1812, Mormon Trail 1847, California Trail 1848, Pony Express 1860-1861) |
Bridger Pass | Wyoming | 2313 m |
7,588 ft41°33′02″N 107°25′51″W / 41.5505°N 107.4309°W | (Stansbury Expedition 1849, Cherokee Trail 1849, Overland Trail 1861) |
Buffalo Pass | Colorado | 3138 m |
10,295 ft40°32′37″N 106°41′06″W / 40.5436°N 106.6850°W | Jackson County Road 24 and Routt County Road 38 in Routt National Forest |
Rabbit Ears Pass | Colorado | 2874 m |
9,429 ft40°23′05″N 106°36′42″W / 40.3847°N 106.6117°W | |
Muddy Pass | Colorado | 2627 m |
8,619 ft40°22′36″N 106°34′47″W / 40.3766°N 106.5798°W | between Arapahoe National Forest and Routt National Forest |
La Poudre Pass | Colorado | 3104 m |
10,184 ft40°28′36″N 105°49′24″W / 40.4767°N 105.8233°W | Trail between Rocky Mountain National Park and Roosevelt National Forest |
Willow Creek Pass | Colorado | 2944 m |
9,659 ft40°21′02″N 106°05′32″W / 40.3505°N 106.0922°W | |
Milner Pass | Colorado | 3279 m |
10,758 ft40°25′11″N 105°48′41″W / 40.4197°N 105.8114°W | Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain National Park |
Ptarmigan Pass | Colorado | 3709 m |
12,168 ft40°18′38″N 105°42′04″W / 40.3105°N 105.7011°W | Trail in Rocky Mountain National Park |
Stone Man Pass | Colorado | 3812 m |
12,506 ft40°15′34″N 105°39′10″W / 40.2594°N 105.6528°W | Trail in Rocky Mountain National Park |
Boulder-Grand Pass | Colorado | 3681 m |
12,077 ft40°13′28″N 105°40′09″W / 40.2244°N 105.6692°W | Trail in Rocky Mountain National Park |
Buchanan Pass | Colorado | 3610 m |
11,844 ft40°07′52″N 105°37′49″W / 40.1311°N 105.6303°W | Trail in Indian Peaks Wilderness |
Pawnee Pass | Colorado | 3823 m |
12,542 ft40°04′33″N 105°38′06″W / 40.0758°N 105.6350°W | Trail between Arapaho National Forest and Roosevelt National Forest |
Arapaho Pass | Colorado | 3629 m |
11,906 ft40°00′52″N 105°40′41″W / 40.0144°N 105.6781°W | Trail in Indian Peaks Wilderness |
Rollins Pass | Colorado | 3559 m |
11,676 ft39°56′03″N 105°40′58″W / 39.9342°N 105.6828°W | Primitive road in Arapahoe National Forest to trail in Roosevelt National Forest (Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway 1903) |
Jones Pass | Colorado | 3796 m |
12,454 ft39°46′25″N 105°53′21″W / 39.7736°N 105.8892°W | Clear Creek County Road 202 to trail in Arapaho National Forest |
Vasquez Pass | Colorado | 3564 m |
11,693 ft39°47′16″N 105°49′45″W / 39.7878°N 105.8292°W | Trail in Arapaho National Forest |
Berthoud Pass | Colorado | 3452 m |
11,325 ft39°47′54″N 105°46′40″W / 39.7983°N 105.7778°W | in Arapaho National Forest |
Loveland Pass | Colorado | 3656 m |
11,995 ft39°39′49″N 105°52′45″W / 39.6636°N 105.8792°W | in Arapaho National Forest |
Argentine Pass | Colorado | 4025 m |
13,205 ft39°37′31″N 105°46′57″W / 39.6253°N 105.7825°W | Primitive road in Arapaho National Forest (Highest road over the Continental Divide in North America) |
Webster Pass (Colorado) | Colorado | 3689 m |
12,103 ft39°31′52″N 105°49′58″W / 39.5311°N 105.8328°W | Primitive road between Arapaho National Forest and Pike National Forest |
Georgia Pass (Colorado) | Colorado | 3531 m |
11,585 ft39°27′30″N 105°55′00″W / 39.4583°N 105.9167°W | Primitive road between the town of Jefferson to Breckenridge, passing along Mt. Guyot. |
Meyer Pass (Colorado) | Colorado | 3561 m |
11,683 ft39°24′07″N 105°59′28″W / 39.4020°N 105.9911°W | Primitive trail between Como and Breckenridge, connecting with Coronet Road. |
French Pass | Colorado | 3673 m |
12,050 ft39°26′22″N 105°57′05″W / 39.4394°N 105.9514°W | Trail between Arapaho National Forest and Pike National Forest |
Fremont Pass | Colorado | 3438 m |
11,279 ft39°21′59″N 106°11′12″W / 39.3664°N 106.1867°W | in San Isabel National Forest to Arapaho National Forest (Denver, South Park and Pacific Railroad 1888) |
Black Powder Pass | Colorado | 3703 m |
12,149 ft39°25′25″N 105°57′19″W / 39.4236°N 105.9553°W | Trace between Arapaho National Forest and Pike National Forest |
Boreas Pass | Colorado | 3505 m |
11,499 ft39°24′40″N 105°58′10″W / 39.4111°N 105.9695°W | Park County Road 33 in Pike National Forest to Summit County Road 10 in Arapaho National Forest (Denver, South Park and Pacific Railroad 1882) |
Hagerman Pass | Colorado | 3639 m |
11,939 ft39°15′54″N 106°29′02″W / 39.2650°N 106.4839°W | Primitive road between San Isabel National Forest and White River National Forest (Colorado Midland Railway 1887) |
Hoosier Pass | Colorado | 3515 m |
11,532 ft39°21′42″N 106°03′45″W / 39.3617°N 106.0625°W | between Arapaho National Forest and Pike National Forest (John C. Fremont 1844) |
Independence Pass | Colorado | 3689 m |
12,103 ft39°06′32″N 106°33′50″W / 39.1089°N 106.5639°W | between San Isabel National Forest and White River National Forest |
Red Mountain Pass | Colorado | 3920 m |
12,860 ft39°00′48″N 106°35′42″W / 39.0133°N 106.5949°W | Trail in Collegiate Peaks Wilderness |
Lake Pass | Colorado | 3724 m |
12,218 ft38°59′49″N 106°33′43″W / 38.9969°N 106.5620°W | Trail between Gunnison National Forest and San Isabel National Forest |
Browns Pass | Colorado | 3657 m |
11,998 ft38°51′14″N 106°21′34″W / 38.8539°N 106.3595°W | Trail in Collegiate Peaks Wilderness |
Cottonwood Pass | Colorado | 3694 m |
12,119 ft38°49′40″N 106°24′33″W / 38.8278°N 106.4092°W | Chaffee County Road 306 in San Isabel National Forest to Gunnison County Road 209 in Gunnison National Forest (Highest paved road over the Continental Divide in North America) |
Tincup Pass | Colorado | 3643 m |
11,952 ft38°42′55″N 106°26′04″W / 38.7153°N 106.4345°W | Primitive road between Gunnison National Forest and San Isabel National Forest |
Hancock Pass | Colorado | 3721 m |
12,208 ft38°37′15″N 106°22′27″W / 38.6208°N 106.3742°W | Primitive road between Gunnison National Forest and San Isabel National Forest |
Original Monarch Pass | Colorado | 3515 m |
11,532 ft38°30′41″N 106°20′49″W / 38.5114°N 106.3470°W | Abandoned wagon road between Gunnison National Forest and San Isabel National Forest |
Old Monarch Pass | Colorado | 3464 m |
11,365 ft38°29′52″N 106°20′16″W / 38.4979°N 106.3378°W | Primitive road between Gunnison National Forest and San Isabel National Forest |
Monarch Pass | Colorado | 3446 m |
11,306 ft38°29′48″N 106°19′32″W / 38.4967°N 106.3256°W | between Gunnison National Forest and San Isabel National Forest |
Marshall Pass | Colorado | 3317 m |
10,882 ft38°23′29″N 106°14′50″W / 38.3914°N 106.2472°W | Saguache County Road 32 between Gunnison National Forest and San Isabel National Forest (Denver & Rio Grande Railroad 1881-1955) |
North Pass | Colorado | 3051 m |
10,010 ft38°13′00″N 106°34′32″W / 38.2167°N 106.5756°W | |
Cochetopa Pass | Colorado | 3060 m |
10,041 ft38°10′00″N 106°36′02″W / 38.1667°N 106.6006°W | Saguache County Road NN14 between Gunnison National Forest and Rio Grande National Forest |
Spring Creek Pass | Colorado | 3319 m |
10,889 ft37°56′27″N 107°09′33″W / 37.9408°N 107.1592°W | |
Stony Pass | Colorado | 3838 m |
12,592 ft37°47′43″N 107°32′58″W / 37.7953°N 107.5495°W | Primitive road between San Juan National Forest and Rio Grande National Forest |
Wolf Creek Pass | Colorado | 3299 m |
10,823 ft37°28′57″N 106°47′56″W / 37.4825°N 106.7989°W |
See also
- Rocky Mountains
- Canadian Rockies
- Central Rocky Mountains
- Western Rocky Mountains
- Southern Rocky Mountains
- Mountain pass
- List of mountain passes in Colorado
- List of mountain passes in Montana
- List of mountain passes in Wyoming
- List of passes of the Rocky Mountains
- List of railroad crossings of the Continental Divide of North America
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