List of mountain passes in Montana (M–Z) explained

There are at least 290 named mountain passes in Montana, including:

• MacDonald Pass, Lewis and Clark County, Montana, 46.5614°N -112.3086°W, el. 6312feet^[1]
• Marias Pass, Glacier County, Montana, 48.3167°N -113.3547°W, el. 5236feet^[2]
• Markle Pass, Sanders County, Montana, 47.5503°N -114.62°W, el. 3323feet^[3]
• McCormack Pass, Madison County, Montana, 45.5319°N -111.4639°W, el. 5817feet^[4]
• Meyers Creek Pass, Sweet Grass County, Montana, 45.4836°N -109.9983°W, el. 8104feet^[5]
• Mill Creek Pass, Park County, Montana, 45.3686°N -110.425°W, el. 9419feet^[6]
• Miller Saddle, Mineral County, Montana, 47.0767°N -115.0833°W, el. 5610feet^[7]
• Milwaukee Pass, Sanders County, Montana, 48.0733°N -115.6836°W, el. 6696feet^[8]
• Mink Creek Saddle, Ravalli County, Montana, 45.8414°N -113.8533°W, el. 6703feet^[9]
• Minton Creek Pass, Sanders County, Montana, 47.825°N -115.7175°W, el. 3753feet^[10]
• Missouri Cutoff, Carbon County, Montana, 45.3003°N -109.2919°W, el. 5033feet^[11]
• Mollman Pass, Lake County, Montana, (Salish: sɫipú sx̣ʷcusi, múlmin sx̣ʷcusi ^[12]) 47.4794°N -113.9467°W, el. 6916feet^[13]
• Monida Pass, Beaverhead County, Montana, 44.5586°N -112.3064°W, el. 6818feet^[14]
• Moose Pass, Meagher County, Montana, 46.7933°N -110.9419°W, el. 6066feet^[15]
• Morrisy Coulee Narrows, Wheatland County, Montana, 46.6394°N -110.2319°W, el. 6161feet^[16]
• Mud Creek Saddle, Ravalli County, Montana, 45.7467°N -114.3286°W, el. 5820feet^[17]
• Muggins Gap, Rosebud County, Montana, 46.525°N -107.6683°W, el. 3451feet^[18]
• Mullan Pass, Mineral County, Montana, 47.4628°N -115.6392°W, el. 5223feet^[19]
• Mullan Pass, Powell County, Montana, 46.6444°N -112.3147°W, el. 5932feet^[20]
• Muskrat Pass, Flathead County, Montana, 48.1444°N -113.0756°W, el. 5984feet^[21]
• Mustard Pass, Madison County, Montana, 45.5558°N -112.065°W, el. 9675feet^[22]
• Nevada Narrows, Meagher County, Montana, 46.6331°N -110.28°W, el. 6027feet^[23]
• Nez Perce Pass, Ravalli County, Montana, 45.7164°N -114.5019°W, el. 6571feet^[24]
• Nezperce Pass, Ravalli County, Montana, 45.7203°N -114.4961°W, el. 6325feet^[25]
• Observation Pass, Lewis and Clark County, Montana, 47.3889°N -112.9261°W, el. 7454feet^[26]
• Packbox Pass, Ravalli County, Montana, 46.4678°N -114.3864°W, el. 7132feet^[27]
• Pass of the Winds, Missoula County, Montana, 47.2986°N -113.8736°W, el. 8163feet^[28]
• Pete Creek Divide, Beaverhead County, Montana, 44.5339°N -112.0789°W, el. 7657feet^[29]
• Piegan Pass, Glacier County, Montana, 48.7197°N -113.6886°W, el. 7664feet^[30]
• Pintler Pass, Deer Lodge County, Montana, 45.9422°N -113.4853°W, el. 8737feet^[31]
• Piper-Crow Pass, Lake County, Montana, 47.6022°N -113.9492°W, el. 6857feet^[32]
• Pipestone Pass (Montana), Silver Bow County, Montana, 45.8567°N -112.4394°W, el. 6476feet^[33]
• Pitamakan Pass, Glacier County, Montana, 48.5178°N -113.4586°W, el. 7543feet^[34]
• Porcupine Pass, Sanders County, Montana, 47.8472°N -115.89°W, el. 5043feet^[35]
• Porcupine Saddle, Ravalli County, Montana, 45.7433°N -113.9914°W, el. 7159feet^[36]
• Price-Peet Divide, Beaverhead County, Montana, 44.5492°N -112.0908°W, el. 7684feet^[37]
• Priest Pass, Lewis and Clark County, Montana, 46.6194°N -112.2986°W, el. 6004feet^[38]
• Pryor Gap, Big Horn County, Montana, 45.2925°N -108.6022°W, el. 4915feet^[39]
• Pyramid Pass, Powell County, Montana, 47.2639°N -113.3764°W, el. 6998feet^[40]
• Racetrack Pass, Granite County, Montana, 46.3514°N -113.0436°W, el. 8527feet^[41]
• Radersburg Pass, Jefferson County, Montana, 46.2592°N -111.9069°W, el. 7506feet^[42]
• Rainbow Lake Pass, Sanders County, Montana, 47.5225°N -114.7789°W, el. 3599feet^[43]
• Ralston Gap, Teton County, Montana, 47.9058°N -112.3064°W, el. 4081feet^[44]
• Raynolds Pass, Madison County, Montana, 44.7111°N -111.4697°W, el. 6831feet^[45]
• Red Eagle Pass, Flathead County, Montana 48.5767°N -113.5942°W, el. 6634feet^[46]
• Red Rock Pass, Beaverhead County, Montana, 44.5989°N -111.5236°W, el. 7152feet^[47]
• Redgap Pass, Glacier County, Montana, 48.8628°N -113.6889°W, el. 7539feet^[48]
• Rocky Gap, Cascade County, Montana, 47.3497°N -111.7597°W, el. 3445feet^[49]
• Rogers Pass, Lewis and Clark County, Montana, 47.0764°N -112.3706°W, el. 5630feet^[50]
• Rooster Comb, Granite County, Montana, 46.0422°N -113.8022°W, el. 8386feet^[51]
• Ross Pass, Fergus County, Montana, 47.2247°N -109.0986°W, el. 4800feet^[52]
• Ross Pass, Gallatin County, Montana, 45.8508°N -110.9511°W, el. 7592feet^[53]
• Route Creek Pass, Teton County, Montana, 47.8733°N -112.8322°W, el. 7270feet^[54]
• S and G Saddle, Missoula County, Montana, 46.6814°N -113.7903°W, el. 5669feet^[55]
• Saint Paul Pass, Sanders County, Montana, 48.0767°N -115.6478°W, el. 6063feet^[56]
• Saint Paul Pass, Mineral County, Montana, 47.3903°N -115.6494°W, el. 5171feet^[57]
• Sawmill Saddle, Granite County, Montana, 46.4497°N -113.8494°W, el. 6604feet^[58]
• Schley Saddle, Mineral County, Montana, 46.8153°N -114.7692°W, el. 6788feet^[59]
• Schultz Saddle, Beaverhead County, Montana, 45.7808°N -113.7875°W, el. 7930feet^[60]
• Seemo Pass, Flathead County, Montana, 48.8819°N -114.6372°W, el. 6650feet^[61]
• Shetland Divide, Phillips County, Montana, 47.8347°N -108.8047°W, el. 3241feet^[62]
• Shoemaker Gap, Phillips County, Montana, 47.7769°N -107.5469°W, el. 2877feet^[63]
• Siegel Pass, Missoula County, Montana, 47.2594°N -114.7044°W, el. 5102feet^[64]
• Silver Butte Pass, Lincoln County, Montana, 47.9181°N -115.4811°W, el. 4272feet^[65]
• Silver Pass, Park County, Montana, 45.3422°N -110.3581°W, el. 9452feet^[66]
• Sioux Pass, Big Horn County, Montana, 45.2478°N -107.1433°W, el. 4810feet^[67]
• Siyeh Pass, Glacier County, Montana, 48.7206°N -113.6297°W, el. 7766feet^[68]
• Skalkaho Pass, Ravalli County, Montana, 46.2458°N -113.7733°W, el. 7257feet^[69]
• Smith Creek Pass, Missoula County, Montana, 47.5842°N -113.6242°W, el. 7926feet^[70]
• Snake Creek Pass, Sanders County, Montana, 48.1539°N -115.7644°W, el. 3645feet^[71]
• Snowshoe Pass, Madison County, Montana, 44.7367°N -111.7108°W, el. 7549feet^[72]
• Snuff Gap, McCone County, Montana, 47.8372°N -106.1558°W, el. 2510feet^[73]
• Spotted Bear Pass, Lewis and Clark County, Montana, 47.7419°N -113.1203°W, el. 6758feet^[74]
• Spuhler Saddle, Madison County, Montana, 45.5572°N -112.1014°W, el. 8625feet^[75]
• Stag Run, Musselshell County, Montana, 46.3317°N -108.6931°W, el. 3274feet^[76]
• Steels Pass, Madison County, Montana, 45.6608°N -112.4614°W, el. 7415feet^[77]
• Stemple Pass, Lewis and Clark County, Montana, 46.8936°N -112.4956°W, el. 6384feet^[78]
• Steves Pass, Missoula County, Montana, 46.9131°N -113.6189°W, el. 4829feet^[79]
• Stoney Indian Pass, Glacier County, Montana, 48.8817°N -113.8647°W, el. 6903feet^[80]
• Storm Lake Pass, Deer Lodge County, Montana, 46.0572°N -113.2697°W, el. 9130feet^[81]
• Stormy Pass, Ravalli County, Montana, 46.5056°N -114.3625°W, el. 7346feet^[82]
• Straight Creek Pass, Lewis and Clark County, Montana, 47.3519°N -112.7553°W, el. 6742feet^[83]
• Suicide Pass, Powder River County, Montana, 45.5619°N -105.8936°W, el. 4091feet^[84]
• Sun River Pass, Teton County, Montana, 47.9553°N -112.98°W, el. 6256feet^[85]
• Sundance Pass, Carbon County, Montana, 45.1042°N -109.5678°W, el. 10991feet^[86]
• Surprise Pass, Flathead County, Montana, 48.4864°N -113.5547°W, el. 5741feet^[87]
• Swiftcurrent Pass, Glacier County, Montana, 48.7783°N -113.7642°W, el. 7188feet^[88]
• Switchback Pass, Flathead County, Montana, 47.9111°N -113.1°W, el. 7802feet^[89]
• T L Gap, Teton County, Montana, 47.7919°N -111.9653°W, el. 3934feet^[90]
• Targhee Pass, Gallatin County, Montana, 44.6747°N -111.2758°W, el. 7080feet^[91]
• Taylor Divide, Blaine County, Montana, 48.3133°N -109.3669°W, el. 4012feet^[92]
• Tepee Pass, Gallatin County, Montana, 45.0992°N -111.1578°W, el. 7631feet^[93]
• Teton Pass, Flathead County, Montana, 47.9767°N -112.8925°W, el. 7280feet^[94]
• The Divide, Fergus County, Montana, 47.6981°N -109.7908°W, el. 3159feet^[95]
• The Gap, Fergus County, Montana, 47.0375°N -109.5944°W, el. 4098feet^[96]
• The Notch, Madison County, Montana, 44.8789°N -112.1261°W, el. 8678feet^[97]
• Theodore Roosevelt Pass, Flathead County, Montana, 48.2653°N -113.59°W, el. 3747feet^[98]
• Therriault Pass, Lincoln County, Montana, 48.9197°N -114.8672°W, el. 6417feet^[99]
• Thompson Pass, Sanders County, Montana, 47.5772°N -115.7169°W, el. 4859feet^[100]
• Tom Graham Pass, Madison County, Montana, 45.5181°N -112.1136°W, el. 7572feet^[101]
• Took Creek Saddle, Ravalli County, Montana, 45.735°N -114.3453°W, el. 5837feet^[102]
• Took Ridge Saddle, Ravalli County, Montana, 45.7236°N -114.3164°W, el. 5718feet^[103]
• Tough Creek Saddle, Ravalli County, Montana, 45.7431°N -114.3375°W, el. 6014feet^[104]
• Trenk Pass, Carter County, Montana, 45.7311°N -104.6864°W, el. 3829feet^[105]
• Triple Divide Pass, Glacier County, Montana, 48.5742°N -113.5133°W, el. 7375feet^[106]
• Trixie Pass, Flathead County, Montana, 48.4422°N -114.6975°W, el. 5315feet^[107]
• Twitchell Pass, McCone County, Montana, 47.8503°N -106.045°W, el. 2497feet^[108]
• Two Medicine Pass, Flathead County, Montana, 48.4267°N -113.4194°W, el. 7362feet^[109]
• Two Y Junction, Missoula County, Montana, 46.695°N -113.8342°W, el. 5715feet^[110]
• Vacation Pass, Lake County, Montana, 47.3069°N -113.9036°W, el. 8704feet^[111]
• Verde Saddle, Mineral County, Montana, 47.0769°N -114.8439°W, el. 5036feet^[112]
• Vermilion Pass, Sanders County, Montana, 47.7672°N -115.3178°W, el. 6033feet^[113]
• Wahoo Pass, Ravalli County, Montana, 46.1614°N -114.515°W, el. 7080feet^[114]
• Warren Pass, Granite County, Montana, 45.9936°N -113.4553°W, el. 8625feet^[115]
• Welch-Gillispie Saddle, Granite County, Montana, 46.6803°N -113.5828°W, el. 5485feet^[116]
• Welcome Pass, Lewis and Clark County, Montana, 47.3411°N -112.7267°W, el. 6138feet^[117]
• Welcome Sawmill Saddle, Granite County, Montana, 46.6122°N -113.7467°W, el. 7182feet^[118]
• Welcome Sawmill Saddle, Granite County, Montana, 46.6167°N -113.7928°W, el. 6312feet^[119]
• West Fork Tyler Saddle, Granite County, Montana, 46.6514°N -113.5308°W, el. 6040feet^[120]
• White River Pass, Powell County, Montana, 47.5781°N -113.1272°W, el. 7592feet^[121]
• Whitetail Saddle, Granite County, Montana, 46.6694°N -113.5578°W, el. 5259feet^[122]
• Wild Horse Pass, Rosebud County, Montana, 46.5989°N -106.4769°W, el. 3061feet^[123]
• Wild Horse Pass, McCone County, Montana, 47.6453°N -106.1842°W, el. 2447feet^[124]
• Williams Pass, Mineral County, Montana, 46.9625°N -114.7217°W, el. 4265feet^[125]
• Willow Creek Pass, Sanders County, Montana, 47.8908°N -115.2836°W, el. 3707feet^[126]
• Windy Pass, Gallatin County, Montana, 45.2603°N -111.0942°W, el. 9258feet^[127]
• Windy Pass, Powell County, Montana, 47.1267°N -112.9003°W, el. 6942feet^[128]
• Windy Pass, Lincoln County, Montana, 48.7167°N -115.9897°W, el. 5256feet^[129]
• Windy Pass, Madison County, Montana, 45.6764°N -111.9675°W, el. 8045feet^[130]
• Wolverine Pass, Park County, Montana, 45.0608°N -110.0192°W, el. 9006feet^[131]
• Woods Creek Pass, Ravalli County, Montana, 45.5306°N -114.4364°W, el. 7182feet^[132]
• Youngs Pass, Powell County, Montana, 47.2489°N -113.2617°W, el. 6867feet^[133]

See also

• List of mountain passes in Montana (A–L)
• List of mountains in Montana
• List of mountain ranges in Montana

Notes and References

1. 801113 . MacDonald Pass.
2. 786843 . Marias Pass.
3. 773886 . Markle Pass.
4. 787012 . McCormack Pass.
5. 791389 . Meyers Creek Pass.
6. 787376 . Mill Creek Pass.
7. 793647 . Miller Saddle.
8. 787446 . Milwaukee Pass.
9. 794483 . Mink Creek Saddle.
10. 787489 . Minton Creek Pass.
11. 774298 . Missouri Cutoff.
12. Book: Tachini , Pete . 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. 90. 1998.
13. 787543 . Mollman Pass.
14. 787555 . Monida Pass.
15. 787668 . Moose Pass.
16. 787718 . Morrisy Coulee Narrows.
17. 806856 . Mud Creek Saddle.
18. 774494 . Muggins Gap.
19. 787849 . Mullan Pass.
20. 801204 . Mullan Pass.
21. 787885 . Muskrat Pass.
22. 787889 . Mustard Pass.
23. 787957 . Nevada Narrows.
24. 787982 . Nez Perce Pass.
25. 794489 . Nezperce Pass.
26. 801248 . Observation Pass.
27. 788557 . Packbox Pass.
28. 788670 . Pass of the Winds.
29. 775167 . Pete Creek Divide.
30. 775212 . Piegan Pass.
31. 788926 . Pintler Pass.
32. 788949 . Piper-Crow Pass.
33. 788953 . Pipestone Pass.
34. 775274 . Pitamakan Pass.
35. 789108 . Porcupine Pass.
36. 789110 . Porcupine Saddle.
37. 775459 . Price-Peet Divide.
38. 801323 . Priest Pass.
39. 789221 . Pryor Gap.
40. 789247 . Pyramid Pass.
41. 789320 . Racetrack Pass.
42. 789324 . Radersburg Pass.
43. 789343 . Rainbow Lake Pass.
44. 775541 . Ralston Gap.
45. 789424 . Raynolds Pass.
46. 775637 . Red Eagle Pass.
47. 789483 . Red Rock Pass.
48. 775671 . Redgap Pass.
49. 775886 . Rocky Gap.
50. 801384 . Rogers Pass.
51. 789765 . Rooster Comb.
52. 775953 . Ross Pass.
53. 789793 . Ross Pass.
54. 793893 . Route Creek Pass.
55. 801766 . S and G Saddle.
56. 789954 . Saint Paul Pass.
57. 806318 . Saint Paul Pass.
58. 790080 . Sawmill Saddle.
59. 807028 . Schley Saddle.
60. 790140 . Schultz Saddle.
61. 790202 . Seemo Pass.
62. 776485 . Shetland Divide.
63. 776495 . Shoemaker Gap.
64. 790478 . Siegel Pass.
65. 790505 . Silver Butte Pass.
66. 790527 . Silver Pass.
67. 776577 . Sioux Pass.
68. 776600 . Siyeh Pass.
69. 790580 . Skalkaho Pass.
70. 790720 . Smith Creek Pass.
71. 790758 . Snake Creek Pass.
72. 790800 . Snowshoe Pass.
73. 776716 . Snuff Gap.
74. 801514 . Spotted Bear Pass.
75. 791357 . Spuhler Saddle.
76. 777145 . Stag Run.
77. 791481 . Steels Pass.
78. 801539 . Stemple Pass.
79. 791507 . Steves Pass.
80. 777238 . Stoney Indian Pass.
81. 791566 . Storm Lake Pass.
82. 791573 . Stormy Pass.
83. 801551 . Straight Creek Pass.
84. 791639 . Suicide Pass.
85. 791679 . Sun River Pass.
86. 791685 . Sundance Pass.
87. 777346 . Surprise Pass.
88. 777380 . Swiftcurrent Pass.
89. 791829 . Switchback Pass.
90. 777391 . T L Gap.
91. 791897 . Targhee Pass.
92. 777435 . Taylor Divide.
93. 806011 . Tepee Pass.
94. 792007 . Teton Pass.
95. 777502 . The Divide.
96. 777507 . The Gap.
97. 792045 . The Notch.
98. 792057 . Theodore Roosevelt Pass.
99. 792060 . Therriault Pass.
100. 777586 . Thompson Pass.
101. 792250 . Tom Graham Pass.
102. 801905 . Took Creek Saddle.
103. 806858 . Took Ridge Saddle.
104. 801906 . Tough Creek Saddle.
105. 777751 . Trenk Pass.
106. 777768 . Triple Divide Pass.
107. 792388 . Trixie Pass.
108. 777863 . Twitchell Pass.
109. 777879 . Two Medicine Pass.
110. 801768 . Two Y Junction.
111. 792667 . Vacation Pass.
112. 807018 . Verde Saddle.
113. 792694 . Vermilion Pass.
114. 768040 . Wahoo Pass.
115. 792845 . Warren Pass.
116. 801872 . Welch-Gillispie Saddle.
117. 801667 . Welcome Pass.
118. 794324 . Welcome Sawmill Saddle.
119. 794519 . Welcome Sawmill Saddle.
120. 801770 . West Fork Tyler Saddle.
121. 801685 . White River Pass.
122. 801769 . Whitetail Saddle.
123. 778478 . Wild Horse Pass.
124. 778479 . Wild Horse Pass.
125. 793329 . Williams Pass.
126. 793363 . Willow Creek Pass.
127. 793410 . Windy Pass.
128. 793411 . Windy Pass.
129. 793412 . Windy Pass.
130. 793658 . Windy Pass.
131. 793474 . Wolverine Pass.
132. 801908 . Woods Creek Pass.
133. 793625 . Youngs Pass.