List of mountain passes in Montana (A–L) explained
There are at least 290 named mountain passes in Montana, including:
- Ahern Pass, Glacier County, Montana, 48.8219°N -113.7664°W, el. 7116feet[1]
- Alder Pass, Beaverhead County, Montana, 45.745°N -113.1678°W, el. 8543feet[2]
- Ambrose Saddle, Ravalli County, Montana, 46.5167°N -113.8492°W, el. 5889feet[3]
- Antelope Pass, Valley County, Montana, 48.7542°N -106.9425°W, el. 2641feet[4]
- Antone Pass, Beaverhead County, Montana, 44.7886°N -112.1919°W, el. 8589feet[5]
- Badger Pass, Beaverhead County, Montana, 45.2339°N -112.9503°W, el. 6755feet[6]
- Badger Pass, Flathead County, Montana, 48.1306°N -113.0375°W, el. 6312feet[7]
- Bannack Pass, Beaverhead County, Montana, 44.4783°N -112.7864°W, el. 7674feet[8]
- Bannock Pass, Beaverhead County, Montana, 44.8144°N -113.2719°W, el. 7684feet[9]
- Battle Ridge Pass, Gallatin County, Montana, 45.8789°N -110.8847°W, el. 6306feet[10]
- Bear Creek Pass, Ravalli County, Montana, 46.1164°N -114.4939°W, el. 6197feet[11]
- Bear Creek Pass, Ravalli County, Montana, 46.4358°N -114.3775°W, el. 7779feet[12]
- Bear Creek Saddle, Ravalli County, Montana, 45.8325°N -114.0808°W, el. 5748feet[13]
- Beaverhead Canyon Gateway, Beaverhead County, Montana, 45.13°N -112.7417°W, el. 5236feet[14]
- Big Hole Pass, Beaverhead County, Montana, 45.3306°N -113.2411°W, el. 7408feet[15]
- Big Hole Pass, Beaverhead County, Montana, 45.5497°N -113.8203°W, el. 7057feet[16]
- Bitterroot Pass, Granite County, Montana, 45.9469°N -113.5492°W, el. 8412feet[17]
- Blacktail Pass, Gallatin County, Montana, location unknown, el. 8386feet[18]
- Blodgett Pass, Ravalli County, Montana, 46.2731°N -114.4439°W, el. 6785feet[19]
- Bobcat Pass, Carbon County, Montana, 45.0736°N -108.8528°W, el. 4475feet[20]
- Bobcat Saddle, Ravalli County, Montana, 46.0456°N -114.0597°W, el. 6496feet[21]
- Boulder Pass, Flathead County, Montana, 48.9614°N -114.0919°W, el. 7441feet[22]
- Boulder Pass, Park County, Montana, 45.1747°N -110.245°W, el. 9649feet[23]
- Bozeman Pass, Gallatin County, Montana, 45.6672°N -110.8078°W, el. 5702feet[24]
- Brewster Tyler Saddle, Granite County, Montana, 46.6369°N -113.5078°W, el. 5256feet[25]
- Brown Pass, Valley County, Montana, 47.7842°N -106.9547°W, el. 2520feet[26]
- Brown Pass, Glacier County, Montana, 48.9511°N -114.0356°W, el. 6266feet[27]
- Browns Meadow Pass, Flathead County, Montana, 47.9361°N -114.5436°W, el. 4715feet[28]
- Buck Creek Saddle, Ravalli County, Montana, 45.7783°N -114.2186°W, el. 6443feet[29]
- Buck Horn Saddle, Ravalli County, Montana, 46.1897°N -113.9367°W, el. 6010feet[30]
- Buffalo Horn Pass, Gallatin County, Montana, 45.1344°N -111.1056°W, el. 8530feet[31]
- Bull of the Woods Pass, Park County, Montana, 45.0483°N -109.9658°W, el. 9875feet[32]
- Bullion Pass, Mineral County, Montana, 47.4072°N -115.6775°W, el. 5426feet[33]
- Burr Saddle, Sanders County, Montana, 47.2931°N -115.0272°W, el. 3425feet[34]
- Burr Saddle, Mineral County, Montana, 47.2933°N -115.0289°W, el. 3389feet[35]
- Cache Saddle, Mineral County, Montana, 46.6975°N -114.755°W, el. 7008feet[36]
- Cadotte Pass, Lewis and Clark County, Montana, 47.0994°N -112.3936°W, el. 6073feet[37]
- Camp Creek Pass, Powell County, Montana, 47.4844°N -113.1006°W, el. 7142feet[38]
- Camp Pass, Lewis and Clark County, Montana, 47.1903°N -113.0567°W, el. 6762feet[39]
- Camps Pass, Powder River County, Montana, 45.5519°N -105.8928°W, el. 3924feet[40]
- Carney Pass, Lincoln County, Montana, 48.0231°N -115.5611°W, el. 6174feet[41]
- Cayuse Saddle, Mineral County, Montana, 47.1253°N -115.0039°W, el. 3547feet[42]
- Champion Pass, Jefferson County, Montana, 46.2394°N -112.5861°W, el. 6968feet[43]
- Chief Joseph Pass, Beaverhead County, Montana, 45.6847°N -113.9331°W, el. 7251feet[44]
- Chilcoot Pass, Mineral County, Montana, 46.8653°N -114.8994°W, el. 6772feet[45]
- Chilkoot Pass, Garfield County, Montana, 47.775°N -106.5244°W, el. 2484feet[46]
- Cinnabar Saddle, Ravalli County, Montana, 46.5767°N -113.83°W, el. 6476feet[47]
- Cinnamon Bear Saddle, Granite County, Montana, 46.5372°N -113.845°W, el. 6443feet[48]
- Colter Pass, Park County, Montana, 45.0267°N -109.8908°W, el. 8048feet[49]
- Columbine Pass, Sweet Grass County, Montana, 45.2111°N -110.1169°W, el. 9882feet[50]
- Comeau Pass, Flathead County, Montana, 48.6211°N -113.7731°W, el. 8025feet[51]
- Cooper Pass, Sanders County, Montana, 47.525°N -115.7047°W, el. 5791feet[52]
- Coriacan Defile, Missoula County, Montana, 47.0744°N -114.0656°W, el. 3891feet[53]
- Crazy Horse Gap, Sheridan County, Montana, 48.6178°N -104.6603°W, el. 2241feet[54]
- Cube Iron Pass, Sanders County, Montana, 47.6836°N -115.285°W, el. 6621feet[55]
- Cut Bank Pass, Glacier County, Montana, 48.5203°N -113.4719°W, el. 7867feet[56]
- Cutaway Pass, Deer Lodge County, Montana, 46.0131°N -113.3719°W, el. 9039feet[57]
- Daisy Creek Pass, Sanders County, Montana, 47.5106°N -115.4975°W, el. 4902feet[58]
- Daisy Narrows, Meagher County, Montana, 46.6422°N -110.3258°W, el. 6224feet[59]
- Daisy Notch, Meagher County, Montana, 46.6756°N -110.2894°W, el. 7890feet[60]
- Daisy Pass, Park County, Montana, 45.055°N -109.9567°W, el. 9770feet[61]
- Daley Gap, Fergus County, Montana, 46.8006°N -108.8908°W, el. 4383feet[62]
- Daly Pass, Gallatin County, Montana, 45.1053°N -111.1147°W, el. 8350feet[63]
- Dawson Pass, Glacier County, Montana, 48.4872°N -113.4719°W, el. 7585feet[64]
- Deadman Pass, Beaverhead County, Montana, 44.8036°N -113.2025°W, el. 7746feet[65]
- Deer Lodge Pass, Silver Bow County, Montana, 45.8833°N -112.6717°W, el. 5922feet[66]
- Deer Pass, McCone County, Montana, 47.7972°N -106.0194°W, el. 2552feet[67]
- Duck Creek Pass, Broadwater County, Montana, 46.4936°N -111.2544°W, el. 7477feet[68]
- Durfee Gap, Fergus County, Montana, 46.7942°N -108.8767°W, el. 4357feet[69]
- Eagle Pass, Lake County, Montana, (Salish: nšt̓ew̓s sx̣ʷcusi [70])47.4422°N -113.9453°W, el. 7464feet[71]
- Eagle Rock Saddle, Mineral County, Montana, 47.0633°N -114.8736°W, el. 5705feet[72]
- East Fork Pass, Sanders County, Montana, 47.4858°N -115.5°W, el. 5262feet[73]
- East Fork Pass, Mineral County, Montana, 47.4908°N -115.5244°W, el. 5554feet[74]
- Echo Pass, Powell County, Montana, 47.1125°N -112.8889°W, el. 7408feet[75]
- Elbow Gorge, Teton County, Montana, 47.6231°N -112.8408°W, el. 4731feet[76]
- Elbow Pass, Lewis and Clark County, Montana, 47.4014°N -112.8656°W, el. 6519feet[77]
- Elk Horn Pass, Meagher County, Montana, 46.78°N -111.0922°W, el. 5052feet[78]
- Elk Park Pass, Silver Bow County, Montana, 46.0364°N -112.4592°W, el. 6352feet[79]
- Elk Pass, Sanders County, Montana, 47.3028°N -114.2228°W, el. 4071feet[80]
- Elk Pass, Lake County, Montana, 47.4539°N -113.9219°W, el. 7008feet[81]
- Elk Pass, Lewis and Clark County, Montana, 47.3292°N -112.6386°W, el. 6004feet[82]
- Elk Saddle, Judith Basin County, Montana, 46.9478°N -110.4936°W, el. 7733feet[83]
- Emigrant Gap, Glacier County, Montana, 48.9825°N -113.0914°W, el. 4485feet[84]
- Expedition Pass, Madison County, Montana, 44.9639°N -111.4631°W, el. 10207feet[85]
- Firebrand Pass, Flathead County, Montana, 48.3911°N -113.3389°W, el. 6952feet[86]
- Flat Creek Pass, Chouteau County, Montana, 47.7111°N -109.9475°W, el. 3002feet[87]
- Flathead Pass, Gallatin County, Montana, 45.9819°N -111.0144°W, el. 6834feet[88]
- Flesher Pass, Lewis and Clark County, Montana, 46.9753°N -112.3583°W, el. 6138feet[89]
- Fred Burr Pass, Granite County, Montana, 46.2914°N -113.1742°W, el. 8081feet[90]
- Freeman Pass, Lake County, Montana, 47.3067°N -113.8817°W, el. 7907feet[91]
- Freezeout Pass, Mineral County, Montana, 47.0306°N -115.0225°W, el. 6204feet[92]
- Gable Pass, Glacier County, Montana, 48.9156°N -113.6353°W, el. 7214feet[93]
- Gaffeney Pass, Sheridan County, Montana, 48.4625°N -104.3233°W, el. 1942feet[94]
- Game Pass, Granite County, Montana, 46.4267°N -113.0628°W, el. 8077feet[95]
- Gates of the Rocky Mountains, Lewis and Clark County, Montana, 46.8769°N -111.9139°W, el. 3583feet[96]
- Gateway Gorge, Flathead County, Montana, 48.0494°N -112.9933°W, el. 5942feet[97]
- Gateway Pass, Flathead County, Montana, 48.0533°N -112.945°W, el. 6483feet[98]
- Getaway Pass, Lake County, Montana, 47.3108°N -114.1847°W, el. 4035feet[99]
- Gibbons Pass, Beaverhead County, Montana, 45.7469°N -113.9142°W, el. 6945feet[100]
- Glidden Pass, Sanders County, Montana, 47.5336°N -115.7125°W, el. 5777feet[101]
- Goat Pass, Missoula County, Montana, 47.3286°N -113.8686°W, el. 7835feet[102]
- Goldstone Pass, Beaverhead County, Montana, 45.1436°N -113.5658°W, el. 9055feet[103]
- Gordon Pass, Missoula County, Montana, 47.4436°N -113.5128°W, el. 6791feet[104]
- Granite Pass, Missoula County, Montana, 46.6592°N -114.6286°W, el. 5695feet[105]
- Granulated Pass, Silver Bow County, Montana, 45.8689°N -112.9469°W, el. 8651feet[106]
- Griffin Pass, Powder River County, Montana, 45.6472°N -105.835°W, el. 3701feet[107]
- Guide Saddle, Ravalli County, Montana, 45.9031°N -113.8839°W, el. 5846feet[108]
- Gunsight Pass, Glacier County, Montana, 48.6094°N -113.7381°W, el. 6949feet[109]
- Hagen Gap, Garfield County, Montana, 47.3953°N -106.44°W, el. 2690feet[110]
- Hahn Creek Pass, Powell County, Montana, 47.3131°N -113.1978°W, el. 6683feet[111]
- Haines Pass, Flathead County, Montana, 48.6708°N -114.5169°W, el. 6197feet[112]
- Half Moon Pass, Fergus County, Montana, 46.7664°N -109.3383°W, el. 7303feet[113]
- Hardrobe Water Gap, Big Horn County, Montana, 45.4831°N -106.8064°W, el. 3930feet[114]
- Haskell Pass, Flathead County, Montana, 48.1647°N -114.7456°W, el. 4304feet[115]
- Hatcher Pass, Carbon County, Montana, 45.1719°N -108.9231°W, el. 4088feet[116]
- Haymaker Narrows, Wheatland County, Montana, 46.6517°N -110.1503°W, el. 5912feet[117]
- Headquarters Creek Pass, Teton County, Montana, 47.8217°N -112.8075°W, el. 7749feet[118]
- Hell Gate, McCone County, Montana, 47.8019°N -106.0531°W, el. 2467feet[119]
- Hellroaring Pass, Lake County, Montana, 47.6808°N -113.9606°W, el. 6922feet[120]
- Hidden Lake Pass, Glacier County, Montana, 48.6867°N -113.7367°W, el. 7159feet[121]
- Himes Pass, Sanders County, Montana, 47.9119°N -115.3622°W, el. 4921feet[122]
- Holloman Saddle, Missoula County, Montana, 46.7281°N -113.8494°W, el. 5882feet[123]
- Homestake Pass, Jefferson County, Montana, 45.9222°N -112.4161°W, el. 6365feet[124]
- Hoodoo Pass, Mineral County, Montana, 46.9756°N -115.0264°W, el. 5997feet[125]
- Hoodoo Pass, Madison County, Montana, 44.735°N -111.6267°W, el. 7510feet[126]
- Horse Creek Pass, Ravalli County, Montana, 45.5031°N -114.3958°W, el. 7264feet[127]
- Hungry Creek Pass, McCone County, Montana, 47.9719°N -106.195°W, el. 2326feet[128]
- Iceberg Notch, Glacier County, Montana, 48.8192°N -113.7561°W, el. 8317feet[129]
- Inspiration Pass, Flathead County, Montana, 47.7992°N -113.6814°W, el. 6965feet[130]
- Inuya Pass, Flathead County, Montana, 48.8631°N -114.6756°W, el. 6165feet[131]
- Jefferson Pass, Glacier County, Montana, 48.8958°N -114.0375°W, el. 6555feet[132]
- Joan Creek Pass, Sanders County, Montana, 47.4956°N -115.3481°W, el. 4593feet[133]
- Jordan Pass, Sweet Grass County, Montana, 45.2467°N -110.0756°W, el. 9380feet[134]
- Kings Hill Pass, Meagher County, Montana, 46.8411°N -110.6953°W, el. 7385feet[135]
- Klondike Pass, Meagher County, Montana, 46.2861°N -111.1219°W, el. 6778feet[136]
- Knox Pass, Mineral County, Montana, 47.4797°N -115.2978°W, el. 5174feet[137]
- Kootenai Narrows, Lincoln County, Montana, 48.415°N -115.3069°W, el. 2464feet[138]
- Kootenai Pass, Flathead County, Montana, 48.8456°N -113.8942°W, el. 5722feet[139]
- Larch Hill Pass, Flathead County, Montana, 47.7311°N -113.1614°W, el. 7713feet[140]
- Ledoford Pass, Madison County, Montana, 44.9069°N -112.0817°W, el. 8166feet[141]
- Lemhi Pass, Beaverhead County, Montana, 44.9742°N -113.445°W, el. 7382feet[142]
- Lewis and Clark Pass, Lewis and Clark County, Montana, 47.1428°N -112.4289°W, el. 6424feet[143]
- Lick Creek Saddle, Ravalli County, Montana, 45.9353°N -113.6564°W, el. 6755feet[144]
- Limestone Pass, Powell County, Montana, 47.2767°N -113.12°W, el. 7424feet[145]
- Lincoln Pass, Flathead County, Montana, 48.6°N -113.7825°W, el. 6998feet[146]
- Lion Creek Pass, Flathead County, Montana, 47.6906°N -113.5986°W, el. 6978feet[147]
- Lions Pass, McCone County, Montana, 47.7858°N -106.0694°W, el. 2638feet[148]
- Lodgepole Saddle, Granite County, Montana, 46.6536°N -113.5492°W, el. 5978feet[149]
- Logan Pass, Glacier County, Montana, 48.6967°N -113.7181°W, el. 6653feet[150]
- Lolo Pass, Missoula County, Montana, 46.6353°N -114.5797°W, el. 5223feet[151]
- Lone Tree Pass, Beaverhead County, Montana, 44.6464°N -111.5386°W, el. 7543feet[152]
- Lone Tree Pass, Lake County, Montana, 47.3656°N -113.8872°W, el. 7805feet[153]
- Lookout Pass, Mineral County, Montana, 47.4556°N -115.6969°W, el. 4751feet[154]
- Lost Buck Pass, Lincoln County, Montana, 48.015°N -115.5628°W, el. 5912feet[155]
- Lost Horse Pass, Ravalli County, Montana, 46.1653°N -114.5028°W, el. 6634feet[156]
- Low Pass, Deer Lodge County, Montana, 46.2028°N -113.1867°W, el. 6552feet[157]
- Low Pass, Madison County, Montana, 45.5856°N -112.1303°W, el. 9042feet[158]
- Lulu Pass, Park County, Montana, 45.0697°N -109.9594°W, el. 9846feet[159]
See also
Notes and References
- 768138 . Ahern Pass.
- 778932 . Alder Pass.
- 801759 . Ambrose Saddle.
- 799988 . Antelope Pass.
- 779089 . Antone Pass.
- 779246 . Badger Pass.
- 779247 . Badger Pass.
- 779332 . Bannack Pass.
- 779334 . Bannock Pass.
- 779448 . Battle Ridge Pass.
- 779517 . Bear Creek Pass.
- 779518 . Bear Creek Pass.
- 779520 . Bear Creek Saddle.
- 768651 . Beaverhead Canyon Gateway.
- 779821 . Big Hole Pass.
- 779822 . Big Hole Pass.
- 779959 . Bitterroot Pass.
- 1743661 . Blacktail Pass.
- 780122 . Blodgett Pass.
- 769070 . Bobcat Pass.
- 2036649 . Bobcat Saddle.
- 769124 . Boulder Pass.
- 780279 . Boulder Pass.
- 780344 . Bozeman Pass.
- 794319 . Brewster Tyler Saddle.
- 769274 . Brown Pass.
- 769275 . Brown Pass.
- 780467 . Browns Meadow Pass.
- 799082 . Buck Creek Saddle.
- 769317 . Buck Horn Saddle.
- 780548 . Buffalo Horn Pass.
- 780560 . Bull of the Woods Pass.
- 806316 . Bullion Pass.
- 798935 . Burr Saddle.
- 801782 . Burr Saddle.
- 780764 . Cache Saddle.
- 800531 . Cadotte Pass.
- 800539 . Camp Creek Pass.
- 800542 . Camp Pass.
- 780873 . Camps Pass.
- 780958 . Carney Pass.
- 781086 . Cayuse Saddle.
- 781155 . Champion Pass.
- 781220 . Chief Joseph Pass.
- 807030 . Chilcoot Pass.
- 769828 . Chilkoot Pass.
- 801758 . Cinnabar Saddle.
- 801864 . Cinnamon Bear Saddle.
- 781521 . Colter Pass.
- 781527 . Columbine Pass.
- 781539 . Comeau Pass.
- 770081 . Cooper Pass.
- 1852101 . Coriacan Defile.
- 799147 . Crazy Horse Gap.
- 791390 . Cube Iron Pass.
- 770402 . Cut Bank Pass.
- 782006 . Cutaway Pass.
- 782050 . Daisy Creek Pass.
- 782054 . Daisy Narrows.
- 782055 . Daisy Notch.
- 782056 . Daisy Pass.
- 805518 . Daley Gap.
- 806002 . Daly Pass.
- 770490 . Dawson Pass.
- 782158 . Deadman Pass.
- 1852103 . Deer Lodge Pass.
- 770590 . Deer Pass.
- 782678 . Duck Creek Pass.
- 805517 . Durfee Gap.
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. Bilingual Education Department, Salish Kootenai College. Louie Adams, Sophie Mays, Mary Lucy Parker, Johnny Arlee, Frances Vanderburg, Lucy Vanderburg, Diana Christopher-Cote. nyoʻnuntn q̓éymin, Flathead Nation Salish dictionary. Pablo, Montana. 44. 1998.
- 782764 . Eagle Pass.
- 807017 . Eagle Rock Saddle.
- 782886 . East Fork Pass.
- 794402 . East Fork Pass.
- 782973 . Echo Pass.
- 800747 . Elbow Gorge.
- 800748 . Elbow Pass.
- 783084 . Elk Horn Pass.
- 783112 . Elk Park Pass.
- 771194 . Elk Pass.
- 783113 . Elk Pass.
- 800760 . Elk Pass.
- 793992 . Elk Saddle.
- 771218 . Emigrant Gap.
- 783265 . Expedition Pass.
- 783410 . Firebrand Pass.
- 771449 . Flat Creek Pass.
- 771455 . Flathead Pass.
- 800792 . Flesher Pass.
- 783709 . Fred Burr Pass.
- 783716 . Freeman Pass.
- 793641 . Freezeout Pass.
- 771669 . Gable Pass.
- 771671 . Gaffeney Pass.
- 783819 . Game Pass.
- 800832 . Gates of the Rocky Mountains.
- 783866 . Gateway Gorge.
- 783867 . Gateway Pass.
- 771746 . Getaway Pass.
- 783919 . Gibbons Pass.
- 771810 . Glidden Pass.
- 784024 . Goat Pass.
- 784088 . Goldstone Pass.
- 784122 . Gordon Pass.
- 771916 . Granite Pass.
- 784194 . Granulated Pass.
- 784338 . Griffin Pass.
- 784404 . Guide Saddle.
- 772034 . Gunsight Pass.
- 772053 . Hagen Gap.
- 784446 . Hahn Creek Pass.
- 784453 . Haines Pass.
- 784466 . Half Moon Pass.
- 772145 . Hardrobe Water Gap.
- 784613 . Haskill Pass.
- 772194 . Hatcher Pass.
- 784662 . Haymaker Narrows.
- 784687 . Headquarters Creek Pass.
- 772328 . Hell Gate.
- 784742 . Hellroaring Pass.
- 772375 . Hidden Lake Pass.
- 784900 . Himes Pass.
- 801866 . Holloman Saddle.
- 1852104 . Homestake Pass.
- 772515 . Hoodoo Pass.
- 784989 . Hoodoo Pass.
- 785043 . Horse Creek Pass.
- 772618 . Hungry Creek Pass.
- 772664 . Iceberg Notch.
- 785299 . Inspiration Pass.
- 785303 . Inuya Pass.
- 772802 . Jefferson Pass.
- 785496 . Joan Creek Pass.
- 785569 . Jordan Pass.
- 785756 . Kings Hill Pass.
- 785796 . Klondike Pass.
- 785816 . Knox Pass.
- 785842 . Kootenai Narrows.
- 773124 . Kootenai Pass.
- 801039 . Larch Hill Pass.
- 794807 . Ledoford Pass.
- 786042 . Lemhi Pass.
- 801055 . Lewis and Clark Pass.
- 794478 . Lick Creek Saddle.
- 786153 . Limestone Pass.
- 786167 . Lincoln Pass.
- 786192 . Lion Creek Pass.
- 773382 . Lions Pass.
- 802178 . Lodgepole Saddle.
- 773554 . Logan Pass.
- 773565 . Lolo Pass.
- 786498 . Lone Tree Pass.
- 786499 . Lone Tree Pass.
- 786556 . Lookout Pass.
- 786570 . Lost Buck Pass.
- 768039 . Lost Horse Pass.
- 786653 . Low Pass.
- 786654 . Low Pass.
- 786713 . Lulu Pass.