List of Rocky Mountain passes on the continental divide
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 / 60.07361; -130.94167 | *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 / 58.43333; -130.02417 | *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 / 53.96667; -120.21667 | 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 / 53.16722; -119.12611 | 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 / 52.89250; -118.46389 | 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 / 52.37639; -118.18333 | 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 / 51.800; -116.750 | 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 / 51.45278; -116.28333 | 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 / 51.22750; -116.04972 | 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 / 51.08083; -115.82972 | 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 / 49.63250; -114.69250 | 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 / 48.6965889; -113.7183083 | 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 / 48.318321; -113.355255 | 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 / 47.142701; -112.428915 | 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 / 47.07639; -112.36972 | 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 / 46.9753; -112.3583 | 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 / 46.8936; -112.4956 | 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 / 46.6434; -112.3138 | 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 / 46.6194; -112.2986 | 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 / 46.5614; -112.3086 | 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 / 45.0364; -112.4592 | 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 / 45.9221; -112.4161 | 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 / 45.8597; -112.4334 | 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 / 45.8828; -112.6725 | 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 / 45.7469; -112.9000 | 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 / 45.6833; -113.9333 | 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 / 45.5497; -113.8203 | 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 / 44.97417; -113.44500 | 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 / 44.8144; -113.2719 | 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 / 44.55861; -112.30556 | 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 / 44.5989; -111.5236 | 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 / 44.7100; -111.4700 | 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 / 44.6747; 112.2758 | 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 / 44.44167; -110.71972 | 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 / 44.04111; -110.16750 | 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 / 43.75000; -110.08000 | 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 / 42.37000; -108.91361 | * | 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 / 40.38472; -106.61167 | 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 / 40.37667; -106.57972 | 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 / 40.35056; -106.09222 | 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 / 40.41972; -105.81139 | 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 / 40.47667; -105.82333 | 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 / 39.90235; -105.6461 | *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 / 39.67889; -105.92000 | *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 / 39.66361; -105.87917 | 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 / 39.36167; -106.06250 | 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 / 39.36639; -106.18667 | 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 / 39.36250; -106.31111 | 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 / 39.26500; -106.48389 | 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 / 39.10806; -106.56444 | 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 / 38.82778; -106.40917 | 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 / 38.64583; -106.40889 | *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 / 38.49667; -106.32500 | 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 / 38.39139; -106.24722 | 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 / 38.21667; -106.57556 | 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 / 37.94083; -107.15917 | 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 / 37.48333; -106.80306 | 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[1][2] | Location[3][4] | Access |
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Pine Pass | ![]() | 875 m 2,871 ft | 55°24′00″N 122°38′00″W / 55.4000°N 122.6333°W / 55.4000; -122.6333 | ![]() ![]() |
Jarvis Pass | ![]() | 1478 m 4,849 ft | 54°05′27″N 120°09′30″W / 54.0908°N 120.1583°W / 54.0908; -120.1583 | Trail in Kakwa Provincial Park |
McGregor Pass | ![]() | 1539 m 5,049 ft | 53°58′00″N 120°13′00″W / 53.9667°N 120.2167°W / 53.9667; -120.2167 | Trail |
Kakwa Pass | ![]() | 1570 m 5,151 ft | 53°58′00″N 120°09′00″W / 53.9667°N 120.1500°W / 53.9667; -120.1500 | Trail in Kakwa Provincial Park |
Casket Pass | ![]() ![]() | 1631 m 5,351 ft | 53°46′35″N 119°55′49″W / 53.7764°N 119.9303°W / 53.7764; -119.9303 | Trail |
Forgetmenot Pass | ![]() ![]() | 1783 m 5,850 ft | 53°45′08″N 119°53′33″W / 53.7522°N 119.8925°W / 53.7522; -119.8925 | Trail |
Fetherstonhaugh Pass | ![]() ![]() | 1813 m 5,948 ft | 53°42′48″N 119°51′08″W / 53.7133°N 119.8522°W / 53.7133; -119.8522 | Trail |
Avalanche Pass | ![]() ![]() | 1570 m 5,151 ft | 53°36′58″N 119°54′39″W / 53.6161°N 119.9108°W / 53.6161; -119.9108 | Trail |
Beaverdam Pass | ![]() ![]() | 1509 m 4,951 ft | 53°34′36″N 119°53′20″W / 53.5767°N 119.8889°W / 53.5767; -119.8889 | Trail |
Shale Pass | ![]() ![]() | 1905 m 6,250 ft | 53°36′22″N 119°43′37″W / 53.6061°N 119.7269°W / 53.6061; -119.7269 | Trail |
Loren Pass | ![]() ![]() | 1539 m 5,049 ft | 53°29′59″N 119°48′37″W / 53.4997°N 119.8103°W / 53.4997; -119.8103 | Trail |
Jackpine Pass | ![]() ![]() | 2020 m 6,627 ft | 53°21′31″N 119°25′51″W / 53.3586°N 119.4308°W / 53.3586; -119.4308 | Trail |
Bess Pass | ![]() ![]() | 1620 m 5,315 ft | 53°19′48″N 119°21′02″W / 53.3300°N 119.3506°W / 53.3300; -119.3506 | Trail in Jasper National Park |
Carcajou Pass | ![]() ![]() | 1570 m 5,151 ft | 53°13′49″N 119°16′55″W / 53.2303°N 119.2819°W / 53.2303; -119.2819 | Trail between Jasper National Park and Mount Robson Provincial Park |
Moose Pass | ![]() ![]() | 2027 m 6,650 ft | 53°13′50″N 119°01′05″W / 53.2306°N 119.0181°W / 53.2306; -119.0181 | Trail between Jasper National Park and Mount Robson Provincial Park |
Robson Pass | ![]() ![]() | 1597 m 5,240 ft | 53°10′01″N 119°07′43″W / 53.1669°N 119.1286°W / 53.1669; -119.1286 | Trail between Jasper National Park and Mount Robson Provincial Park |
Snowbird Pass | ![]() ![]() | 2423 m 7,949 ft | 53°08′44″N 119°02′58″W / 53.1456°N 119.0494°W / 53.1456; -119.0494 | Trail between Jasper National Park and Mount Robson Provincial Park |
Upright Pass | ![]() ![]() | 1996 m 6,549 ft | 53°08′05″N 118°46′50″W / 53.1347°N 118.7806°W / 53.1347; -118.7806 | Trail between Jasper National Park and Mount Robson Provincial Park |
Colonel Pass | ![]() ![]() | 1874 m 6,148 ft | 53°04′20″N 118°46′10″W / 53.0722°N 118.7694°W / 53.0722; -118.7694 | Trail between Jasper National Park and Mount Robson Provincial Park |
Grant Pass | ![]() ![]() | 1935 m 6,348 ft | 53°02′52″N 118°45′20″W / 53.0478°N 118.7556°W / 53.0478; -118.7556 | Trail between Jasper National Park and Mount Robson Provincial Park |
North Miette Pass | ![]() ![]() | 2179 m 7,149 ft | 53°02′00″N 118°39′15″W / 53.0333°N 118.6542°W / 53.0333; -118.6542 | Trail between Jasper National Park and Mount Robson Provincial Park |
Miette Pass | ![]() ![]() | 2004 m 6,575 ft | 53°01′00″N 118°40′00″W / 53.0167°N 118.6667°W / 53.0167; -118.6667 | Trail |
Centre Pass | ![]() ![]() | 1989 m 6,526 ft | 53°00′48″N 118°39′16″W / 53.0133°N 118.6544°W / 53.0133; -118.6544 | Trail |
South Miette Pass | ![]() ![]() | 2119 m 6,952 ft | 52°59′10″N 118°39′45″W / 52.9861°N 118.6625°W / 52.9861; -118.6625 | Trail between Jasper National Park and Mount Robson Provincial Park |
South Pass | ![]() ![]() | 2141 m 7,024 ft | 52°59′11″N 118°39′39″W / 52.9864°N 118.6608°W / 52.9864; -118.6608 | Trail |
Yellowhead Pass | ![]() ![]() | 1131 m 3,711 ft | 52°53′29″N 118°27′52″W / 52.8914°N 118.4644°W / 52.8914; -118.4644 | ![]() |
Tonquin Pass | ![]() ![]() | 1935 m 6,348 ft | 52°43′42″N 118°20′22″W / 52.7283°N 118.3394°W / 52.7283; -118.3394 | Trail between Jasper National Park and Mount Robson Provincial Park |
Whirlpool Pass | ![]() ![]() | 1813 m 5,948 ft | 52°29′19″N 118°14′00″W / 52.4886°N 118.2333°W / 52.4886; -118.2333 | Trail in Jasper National Park |
Canoe Pass | ![]() ![]() | 2057 m 6,749 ft | 52°25′33″N 118°14′19″W / 52.4258°N 118.2386°W / 52.4258; -118.2386 | Trail in Jasper National Park |
Athabasca Pass | ![]() ![]() | 1753 m 5,751 ft | 52°22′56″N 118°11′24″W / 52.3822°N 118.1900°W / 52.3822; -118.1900 | Trail in Jasper National Park |
Fortress Pass | ![]() ![]() | 1356 m 4,449 ft | 52°21′41″N 117°42′20″W / 52.3614°N 117.7056°W / 52.3614; -117.7056 | Trail between Banff National Park and Hamber Provincial Park |
Thompson Pass | ![]() ![]() | 1996 m 6,549 ft | 52°02′28″N 117°15′29″W / 52.0411°N 117.2581°W / 52.0411; -117.2581 | Trail in Banff National Park |
Bush Pass | ![]() ![]() | 2393 m 7,851 ft | 51°47′54″N 116°58′08″W / 51.7983°N 116.9689°W / 51.7983; -116.9689 | Trail in Banff National Park |
Howse Pass | ![]() ![]() | 1539 m 5,049 ft | 51°48′00″N 116°45′20″W / 51.8000°N 116.7556°W / 51.8000; -116.7556 | Trail in Banff National Park |
Balfour Pass | ![]() ![]() | 2454 m 8,051 ft | 51°35′14″N 116°28′19″W / 51.5872°N 116.4719°W / 51.5872; -116.4719 | Trail between Banff National Park and Yoho National Park |
Kicking Horse Pass | ![]() ![]() | 1627 m 5,338 ft | 51°27′12″N 116°17′08″W / 51.4533°N 116.2856°W / 51.4533; -116.2856 | ![]() ![]() |
Abbot Pass | ![]() ![]() | 2922 m 9,587 ft | 51°21′50″N 116°17′14″W / 51.3639°N 116.2872°W / 51.3639; -116.2872 | Trail between Banff National Park and Yoho National Park |
Wenkchemna Pass | ![]() ![]() | 2606 m 8,550 ft | 51°19′01″N 116°16′17″W / 51.3169°N 116.2714°W / 51.3169; -116.2714 | Trail between Banff National Park and Yoho National Park |
Vermilion Pass | ![]() ![]() | 1661 m 5,449 ft | 51°13′39″N 116°02′59″W / 51.2275°N 116.0497°W / 51.2275; -116.0497 | ![]() ![]() |
Ball Pass | ![]() ![]() | 2210 m 7,251 ft | 51°07′35″N 115°59′19″W / 51.1264°N 115.9886°W / 51.1264; -115.9886 | Trail between Banff National Park and Kootenay National Park |
Redearth Pass | ![]() ![]() | 2088 m 6,850 ft | 51°05′10″N 115°52′57″W / 51.0861°N 115.8825°W / 51.0861; -115.8825 | Trail in Banff National Park |
Simpson Pass | ![]() ![]() | 2118 m 6,949 ft | 51°04′45″N 115°49′40″W / 51.0792°N 115.8278°W / 51.0792; -115.8278 | Trail between Banff National Park and Kootenay National Park |
Citadel Pass | ![]() ![]() | 2362 m 7,749 ft | 51°01′13″N 115°42′37″W / 51.0203°N 115.7103°W / 51.0203; -115.7103 | Trail in Banff National Park |
Fatigue Pass | ![]() ![]() | 2393 m 7,851 ft | 51°00′49″N 115°41′19″W / 51.0136°N 115.6886°W / 51.0136; -115.6886 | Trail in Banff National Park |
Og Pass | ![]() ![]() | 2301 m 7,549 ft | 50°56′58″N 115°36′48″W / 50.9494°N 115.6133°W / 50.9494; -115.6133 | Trail between Banff National Park and Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park |
Assiniboine Pass | ![]() ![]() | 2179 m 7,149 ft | 50°55′35″N 115°36′32″W / 50.9264°N 115.6089°W / 50.9264; -115.6089 | Trail between Banff National Park and Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park |
Wonder Pass | ![]() ![]() | 2393 m 7,851 ft | 50°53′32″N 115°35′40″W / 50.8922°N 115.5944°W / 50.8922; -115.5944 | Trail between Banff National Park and Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park |
Marvel Pass | ![]() ![]() | 2118 m 6,949 ft | 50°50′28″N 115°34′44″W / 50.8411°N 115.5789°W / 50.8411; -115.5789 | Trail in Banff National Park |
Red Man Pass | ![]() ![]() | 2332 m 7,651 ft | 50°48′10″N 115°33′10″W / 50.8028°N 115.5528°W / 50.8028; -115.5528 | Trail in Banff National Park |
White Man Pass | ![]() ![]() | 2149 m 7,051 ft | 50°47′00″N 115°30′00″W / 50.7833°N 115.5000°W / 50.7833; -115.5000 | Trail in Banff National Park |
Spray Pass | ![]() ![]() | 1935 m 6,348 ft | 50°44′48″N 115°25′45″W / 50.7467°N 115.4292°W / 50.7467; -115.4292 | Trail in Banff National Park |
Palliser Pass | ![]() ![]() | 2088 m 6,850 ft | 50°42′29″N 115°23′15″W / 50.7081°N 115.3875°W / 50.7081; -115.3875 | Trail in Banff National Park |
North Kananaskis Pass | ![]() ![]() | 2362 m 7,749 ft | 50°41′25″N 115°17′53″W / 50.6903°N 115.2981°W / 50.6903; -115.2981 | Trail in Kananaskis Country |
South Kananaskis Pass | ![]() ![]() | 2301 m 7,549 ft | 50°38′20″N 115°17′12″W / 50.6389°N 115.2867°W / 50.6389; -115.2867 | Trail in Kananaskis Country |
Elk Pass | ![]() ![]() | 1905 m 6,250 ft | 50°35′10″N 115°04′27″W / 50.5861°N 115.0742°W / 50.5861; -115.0742 | Trail in Peter Lougheed Provincial Park |
Weary Creek Gap | ![]() ![]() | 2240 m 7,349 ft | 50°23′53″N 114°51′12″W / 50.3981°N 114.8533°W / 50.3981; -114.8533 | Trail in Kananaskis Country |
Gunsight Pass | ![]() ![]() | 2393 m 7,851 ft | 50°19′30″N 114°49′00″W / 50.3250°N 114.8167°W / 50.3250; -114.8167 | Trail in Kananaskis Country |
Windy Pass (Canada) | ![]() ![]() | 2408 m 7,900 ft | 50°03′50″N 114°40′30″W / 50.0639°N 114.6750°W / 50.0639; -114.6750 | Trail |
Tornado Pass | ![]() ![]() | 2149 m 7,051 ft | 49°58′03″N 114°40′23″W / 49.9675°N 114.6731°W / 49.9675; -114.6731 | Trail |
North Fork Pass | ![]() ![]() | 1996 m 6,549 ft | 49°55′20″N 114°41′22″W / 49.9222°N 114.6894°W / 49.9222; -114.6894 | Trail in Kananaskis Country |
Racehorse Pass | ![]() ![]() | 2118 m 6,949 ft | 49°46′17″N 114°38′48″W / 49.7714°N 114.6467°W / 49.7714; -114.6467 | Trail |
Deadman Pass | ![]() ![]() | 1600 m 5,249 ft | 49°42′21″N 114°39′38″W / 49.7058°N 114.6606°W / 49.7058; -114.6606 | Trail |
Phillipps Pass | ![]() ![]() | 1570 m 5,151 ft | 49°38′45″N 114°39′45″W / 49.6458°N 114.6625°W / 49.6458; -114.6625 | Trail |
Crowsnest Pass | ![]() ![]() | 1358 m 4,455 ft | 49°37′41″N 114°40′31″W / 49.6281°N 114.6753°W / 49.6281; -114.6753 | ![]() |
Tent Mountain Pass | ![]() ![]() | 1478 m 4,849 ft | 49°34′22″N 114°43′18″W / 49.5728°N 114.7217°W / 49.5728; -114.7217 | Trail |
Ptolemy Pass | ![]() ![]() | 1722 m 5,650 ft | 49°33′19″N 114°41′15″W / 49.5553°N 114.6875°W / 49.5553; -114.6875 | Trail |
North Kootenay Pass | ![]() ![]() | 2057 m 6,749 ft | 49°24′00″N 114°34′00″W / 49.4000°N 114.5667°W / 49.4000; -114.5667 | Trail |
Middle Kootenay Pass | ![]() ![]() | 1935 m 6,348 ft | 49°15′37″N 114°24′30″W / 49.2603°N 114.4083°W / 49.2603; -114.4083 | Trail |
Sage Pass | ![]() ![]() | 2149 m 7,051 ft | 49°08′19″N 114°09′39″W / 49.1386°N 114.1608°W / 49.1386; -114.1608 | Trail in Waterton Lakes National Park |
South Kootenay Pass | ![]() ![]() | 2088 m 6,850 ft | 49°06′33″N 114°08′58″W / 49.1092°N 114.1494°W / 49.1092; -114.1494 | Trail in Waterton Lakes National Park |
Akamina Pass | ![]() ![]() | 1783 m 5,850 ft | 49°01′28″N 114°03′16″W / 49.0244°N 114.0544°W / 49.0244; -114.0544 | Trail in Waterton Lakes National Park |
Logan Pass | ![]() | 6,653 ft 2028 m | 48°41′48″N 113°43′06″W / 48.6966°N 113.7182°W / 48.6966; -113.7182 | Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park |
Gunsight Pass | ![]() | 6,949 ft 2118 m | 48°36′34″N 113°44′18″W / 48.6094°N 113.7382°W / 48.6094; -113.7382 | Trail in Glacier National Park |
Marias Pass | ![]() | 5,236 ft 1596 m | 48°19′00″N 113°21′17″W / 48.3166°N 113.3548°W / 48.3166; -113.3548 | ![]() ![]() |
Badger Pass | ![]() | 6,312 ft 1924 m | 48°07′50″N 113°02′15″W / 48.1305°N 113.0376°W / 48.1305; -113.0376 | Trail in Bob Marshall Wilderness |
Lewis and Clark Pass | ![]() | 6,424 ft 1958 m | 47°08′34″N 112°25′44″W / 47.1427°N 112.4289°W / 47.1427; -112.4289 | Trail between Helena National Forest and Lewis and Clark National Forest (Meriwether Lewis 1806) |
Rogers Pass | ![]() | 5,630 ft 1716 m | 47°04′35″N 112°22′14″W / 47.0763°N 112.3706°W / 47.0763; -112.3706 | ![]() |
Mullan Pass | ![]() | 5,223 ft 1592 m | 46°38′40″N 112°18′53″W / 46.6444°N 112.3147°W / 46.6444; -112.3147 | ![]() |
Gibbons Pass | ![]() | 6,138 ft 1871 m | 45°44′49″N 113°54′51″W / 45.7469°N 113.9142°W / 45.7469; -113.9142 | Beaverhead National Forest Road 106 (William Clark 1806) |
Chief Joseph Pass | ![]() ![]() | 7,251 ft 2210 m | 45°41′05″N 113°55′59″W / 45.6846°N 113.9331°W / 45.6846; -113.9331 | ![]() ![]() |
Elk Park Pass | ![]() | 6,352 ft 1936 m | 46°02′11″N 112°27′33″W / 46.0363°N 112.4592°W / 46.0363; -112.4592 | ![]() |
Deer Lodge Pass | ![]() | 5,922 ft 1805 m | 45°53′00″N 112°40′18″W / 45.8833°N 112.6717°W / 45.8833; -112.6717 | ![]() ![]() |
Homestake Pass | ![]() | 6,365 ft 1940 m | 45°55′20″N 112°24′58″W / 45.9221°N 112.4161°W / 45.9221; -112.4161 | ![]() |
Pipestone Pass | ![]() | 6,476 ft 1974 m | 45°51′24″N 112°26′22″W / 45.8566°N 112.4395°W / 45.8566; -112.4395 | ![]() |
Lemhi Pass | ![]() ![]() | 7,369 ft 2246 m | 44°58′28″N 113°26′43″W / 44.9744°N 113.4453°W / 44.9744; -113.4453 | Gravel road between Beaverhead National Forest and Salmon National Forest (Lewis and Clark Expedition 1805) |
Bannock Pass | ![]() ![]() | 7,684 ft 2342 m | 44°48′52″N 113°16′19″W / 44.8144°N 113.2720°W / 44.8144; -113.2720 | ![]() ![]() |
Monida Pass | ![]() ![]() | 6,821 ft 2079 m | 44°33′30″N 112°18′20″W / 44.5583°N 112.3055°W / 44.5583; -112.3055 | ![]() ![]() |
Raynolds Pass | ![]() ![]() | 6,831 ft 2082 m | 44°42′40″N 111°28′11″W / 44.7110°N 111.4697°W / 44.7110; -111.4697 | ![]() ![]() |
Targhee Pass | ![]() ![]() | 7,080 ft 2158 m | 44°40′29″N 111°16′33″W / 44.6746°N 111.2758°W / 44.6746; -111.2758 | ![]() |
Craig Pass | ![]() | 8,323 ft 2537 m | 44°26′30″N 110°43′11″W / 44.4416°N 110.7197°W / 44.4416; -110.7197 | ![]() |
Two Ocean Pass | ![]() | 8,130 ft 2478 m | 44°02′28″N 110°10′03″W / 44.0411°N 110.1674°W / 44.0411; -110.1674 | Trail |
South Pass | ![]() | 7,559 ft 2304 m | 42°22′12″N 108°54′48″W / 42.3700°N 108.9134°W / 42.3700; -108.9134 | ![]() |
Bridger Pass | ![]() | 7,588 ft 2313 m | 41°33′02″N 107°25′51″W / 41.5505°N 107.4309°W / 41.5505; -107.4309 | (Stansbury Expedition 1849, Cherokee Trail 1849, Overland Trail 1861) |
Buffalo Pass | ![]() | 10,295 ft 3138 m | 40°32′37″N 106°41′06″W / 40.5436°N 106.6850°W / 40.5436; -106.6850 | Jackson County Road 24 and Routt County Road 38 in Routt National Forest |
Rabbit Ears Pass | ![]() | 9,429 ft 2874 m | 40°23′05″N 106°36′42″W / 40.3847°N 106.6117°W / 40.3847; -106.6117 | ![]() |
Muddy Pass | ![]() | 8,619 ft 2627 m | 40°22′36″N 106°34′47″W / 40.3766°N 106.5798°W / 40.3766; -106.5798 | ![]() |
La Poudre Pass | ![]() | 10,184 ft 3104 m | 40°28′36″N 105°49′24″W / 40.4767°N 105.8233°W / 40.4767; -105.8233 | Trail between Rocky Mountain National Park and Roosevelt National Forest |
Willow Creek Pass | ![]() | 9,659 ft 2944 m | 40°21′02″N 106°05′32″W / 40.3505°N 106.0922°W / 40.3505; -106.0922 | ![]() ![]() |
Milner Pass | ![]() | 10,758 ft 3279 m | 40°25′11″N 105°48′41″W / 40.4197°N 105.8114°W / 40.4197; -105.8114 | ![]() |
Ptarmigan Pass | ![]() | 12,168 ft 3709 m | 40°18′38″N 105°42′04″W / 40.3105°N 105.7011°W / 40.3105; -105.7011 | Trail in Rocky Mountain National Park |
Stone Man Pass | ![]() | 12,506 ft 3812 m | 40°15′34″N 105°39′10″W / 40.2594°N 105.6528°W / 40.2594; -105.6528 | Trail in Rocky Mountain National Park |
Boulder-Grand Pass | ![]() | 12,077 ft 3681 m | 40°13′28″N 105°40′09″W / 40.2244°N 105.6692°W / 40.2244; -105.6692 | Trail in Rocky Mountain National Park |
Buchanan Pass | ![]() | 11,844 ft 3610 m | 40°07′52″N 105°37′49″W / 40.1311°N 105.6303°W / 40.1311; -105.6303 | Trail in Indian Peaks Wilderness |
Pawnee Pass | ![]() | 12,542 ft 3823 m | 40°04′33″N 105°38′06″W / 40.0758°N 105.6350°W / 40.0758; -105.6350 | Trail between Arapaho National Forest and Roosevelt National Forest |
Arapaho Pass | ![]() | 11,906 ft 3629 m | 40°00′52″N 105°40′41″W / 40.0144°N 105.6781°W / 40.0144; -105.6781 | Trail in Indian Peaks Wilderness |
Rollins Pass | ![]() | 11,676 ft 3559 m | 39°56′03″N 105°40′58″W / 39.9342°N 105.6828°W / 39.9342; -105.6828 | Primitive road in Arapahoe National Forest to trail in Roosevelt National Forest (Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway 1903) |
Jones Pass | ![]() | 12,454 ft 3796 m | 39°46′25″N 105°53′21″W / 39.7736°N 105.8892°W / 39.7736; -105.8892 | Clear Creek County Road 202 to trail in Arapaho National Forest |
Vasquez Pass | ![]() | 11,693 ft 3564 m | 39°47′16″N 105°49′45″W / 39.7878°N 105.8292°W / 39.7878; -105.8292 | Trail in Arapaho National Forest |
Berthoud Pass | ![]() | 11,325 ft 3452 m | 39°47′54″N 105°46′40″W / 39.7983°N 105.7778°W / 39.7983; -105.7778 | ![]() |
Loveland Pass | ![]() | 11,995 ft 3656 m | 39°39′49″N 105°52′45″W / 39.6636°N 105.8792°W / 39.6636; -105.8792 | ![]() |
Argentine Pass | ![]() | 13,205 ft 4025 m | 39°37′31″N 105°46′57″W / 39.6253°N 105.7825°W / 39.6253; -105.7825 | Primitive road in Arapaho National Forest (Highest road over the Continental Divide in North America) |
Webster Pass (Colorado) | ![]() | 12,103 ft 3689 m | 39°31′52″N 105°49′58″W / 39.5311°N 105.8328°W / 39.5311; -105.8328 | Primitive road between Arapaho National Forest and Pike National Forest |
Georgia Pass (Colorado) | ![]() | 11,585 ft 3531 m | 39°27′30″N 105°55′00″W / 39.4583°N 105.9167°W / 39.4583; -105.9167 | Primitive road between the town of Jefferson to Breckenridge, passing along Mt. Guyot. |
Meyer Pass (Colorado) | ![]() | 11,683 ft 3561 m | 39°24′07″N 105°59′28″W / 39.4020°N 105.9911°W / 39.4020; -105.9911 | Primitive trail between Como and Breckenridge, connecting with Coronet Road. |
French Pass | ![]() | 12,050 ft 3673 m | 39°26′22″N 105°57′05″W / 39.4394°N 105.9514°W / 39.4394; -105.9514 | Trail between Arapaho National Forest and Pike National Forest |
Fremont Pass | ![]() | 11,279 ft 3438 m | 39°21′59″N 106°11′12″W / 39.3664°N 106.1867°W / 39.3664; -106.1867 | ![]() ![]() |
Black Powder Pass | ![]() | 12,149 ft 3703 m | 39°25′25″N 105°57′19″W / 39.4236°N 105.9553°W / 39.4236; -105.9553 | Trace between Arapaho National Forest and Pike National Forest |
Boreas Pass | ![]() | 11,499 ft 3505 m | 39°24′40″N 105°58′10″W / 39.4111°N 105.9695°W / 39.4111; -105.9695 | 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 | ![]() | 11,939 ft 3639 m | 39°15′54″N 106°29′02″W / 39.2650°N 106.4839°W / 39.2650; -106.4839 | Primitive road between San Isabel National Forest and White River National Forest (Colorado Midland Railway 1887) |
Hoosier Pass | ![]() | 11,532 ft 3515 m | 39°21′42″N 106°03′45″W / 39.3617°N 106.0625°W / 39.3617; -106.0625 | ![]() ![]() |
Independence Pass | ![]() | 12,103 ft 3689 m | 39°06′32″N 106°33′50″W / 39.1089°N 106.5639°W / 39.1089; -106.5639 | ![]() |
Red Mountain Pass | ![]() | 12,860 ft 3920 m | 39°00′48″N 106°35′42″W / 39.0133°N 106.5949°W / 39.0133; -106.5949 | Trail in Collegiate Peaks Wilderness |
Lake Pass | ![]() | 12,218 ft 3724 m | 38°59′49″N 106°33′43″W / 38.9969°N 106.5620°W / 38.9969; -106.5620 | Trail between Gunnison National Forest and San Isabel National Forest |
Browns Pass | ![]() | 11,998 ft 3657 m | 38°51′14″N 106°21′34″W / 38.8539°N 106.3595°W / 38.8539; -106.3595 | Trail in Collegiate Peaks Wilderness |
Cottonwood Pass | ![]() | 12,119 ft 3694 m | 38°49′40″N 106°24′33″W / 38.8278°N 106.4092°W / 38.8278; -106.4092 | 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 | ![]() | 11,952 ft 3643 m | 38°42′55″N 106°26′04″W / 38.7153°N 106.4345°W / 38.7153; -106.4345 | Primitive road between Gunnison National Forest and San Isabel National Forest |
Hancock Pass | ![]() | 12,208 ft 3721 m | 38°37′15″N 106°22′27″W / 38.6208°N 106.3742°W / 38.6208; -106.3742 | Primitive road between Gunnison National Forest and San Isabel National Forest |
Original Monarch Pass | ![]() | 11,532 ft 3515 m | 38°30′41″N 106°20′49″W / 38.5114°N 106.3470°W / 38.5114; -106.3470 | Abandoned wagon road between Gunnison National Forest and San Isabel National Forest |
Old Monarch Pass | ![]() | 11,365 ft 3464 m | 38°29′52″N 106°20′16″W / 38.4979°N 106.3378°W / 38.4979; -106.3378 | Primitive road between Gunnison National Forest and San Isabel National Forest |
Monarch Pass | ![]() | 11,306 ft 3446 m | 38°29′48″N 106°19′32″W / 38.4967°N 106.3256°W / 38.4967; -106.3256 | ![]() |
Marshall Pass | ![]() | 10,882 ft 3317 m | 38°23′29″N 106°14′50″W / 38.3914°N 106.2472°W / 38.3914; -106.2472 | Saguache County Road 32 between Gunnison National Forest and San Isabel National Forest (Denver & Rio Grande Railroad 1881-1955) |
North Pass | ![]() | 10,010 ft 3051 m | 38°13′00″N 106°34′32″W / 38.2167°N 106.5756°W / 38.2167; -106.5756 | ![]() |
Cochetopa Pass | ![]() | 10,041 ft 3060 m | 38°10′00″N 106°36′02″W / 38.1667°N 106.6006°W / 38.1667; -106.6006 | Saguache County Road NN14 between Gunnison National Forest and Rio Grande National Forest |
Spring Creek Pass | ![]() | 10,889 ft 3319 m | 37°56′27″N 107°09′33″W / 37.9408°N 107.1592°W / 37.9408; -107.1592 | ![]() |
Stony Pass | ![]() | 12,592 ft 3838 m | 37°47′43″N 107°32′58″W / 37.7953°N 107.5495°W / 37.7953; -107.5495 | Primitive road between San Juan National Forest and Rio Grande National Forest |
Wolf Creek Pass | ![]() | 10,823 ft 3299 m | 37°28′57″N 106°47′56″W / 37.4825°N 106.7989°W / 37.4825; -106.7989 | ![]() |
See also
- Rocky Mountains
- Canadian Rockies
- Central Rocky Mountains
- Western Rocky Mountains
- Southern Rocky Mountains
- Mountain pass
References
- ^ Elevations in the United States are from the United States Geological Survey National Elevation Dataset except where otherwise noted. Please see the National Elevation Dataset. These elevations are referenced to the North American Vertical Datum of 1988 and may differ from traditional sources.
- ^ A highway or railroad may cross a ridge at a higher or lower elevation than the natural saddle point.
- ^ Locations in Canada are from the Natural Resources Canada Canadian Geographical Names Data Base. Please see Canadian Geographical Names Archived 2013-04-06 at the Wayback Machine. Locations in the United States are referenced to the United States Board on Geographic Names Geographic Names Information System. Please see the Geographic Names Information System. All these locations are referenced to the North American Datum of 1983.
- ^ A highway or railroad may cross a ridge at a point other than the natural saddle point.
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