List of Rocky Mountain passes on the continental divide

This is a list of Rocky Mountain passes on the continental divide.

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	Description
	CANADA
	Yukon and British Columbia
67°??'N	*E	Unnamed portage	From the Mackenzie river to the Yukon River. See Canadian canoe routes#Pacific Coast
	*	Dease Lake, British Columbia
54°15'N	*A	Summit Lake, British Columbia	on British Columbia Highway 97 from Dawson Creek See Pine Pass(?)
54°1?'N	*E		low point used by Alexander Mackenzie in 1793
		McGregor Pass
	Alberta/British Columbia border
		Robson Pass	near Mount Robson
	AR	Yellowhead Pass	near Jasper, Alberta. Canadian Northern Railway (1910), north branch of the Trans-Canada Highway
	E	Athabasca Pass	Main fur-trade pass from 1811. Used by the York Factory Express
	E	Howse Pass	First post-Mackenzie pass (1807). rarely used
	AR	Kicking Horse Pass	Near Lake Louise, Alberta. Canadian Pacific Railway (1880s), south branch of the Trans-Canada Highway
	A	Vermilion Pass	Near Banff, Alberta, Highway 93 south to Radium Hot Springs, British Columbia
	E	Simpson Pass	rarely used, southwest of Banff, found by Sir George Simpson in 1841
	AR	Crowsnest Pass	only road pass between Banff and US border. Canadian Pacific Railway (1898)
49°00'N*	UNITED STATES
	near Idaho/Montana border
	A	Logan Pass	in Glacier Park
	AR	Marias Pass	Great Northern Railway 1889
	E	Lewis and Clark Pass (Montana)	used by the explorers
	A	Rogers Pass (Montana)	Montana Highway 200, Wilderness north to Marias Pass
	AR	Homestake Pass	Interstate 90
	A	Chief Joseph Pass
	E	Lemhi Pass	Lewis and Clark
	A	Raynolds Pass
	A	Monida Pass	Interstate 15 south to Salt Lake City
	Wyoming
	A	Craig Pass	U.S. Route 191, in Yellowstone National Park
		Two Ocean Pass	In the Teton Wilderness. Notable for the Parting of the Waters.
	A	Togwotee Pass	U.S. Route 287 and U.S. Route 26
	*	South Pass	Part of a mountain-free area in southwest Wyoming. Oregon Trail and Interstate 80
41°00'N	Colorado north border
	A	Rabbit Ears Pass	U.S. Route 40
	A	Muddy Pass	U.S. Route 40
	A	Milner Pass	U.S. Route 34 in Rocky Mountain National Park
		La Poudre Pass
	*R	Moffat Tunnel	railway tunnel 1928
	*A	Eisenhower Tunnel	Interstate 70 to Denver
	A	Loveland Pass	US Highway 6
	A	Hoosier Pass	US Highway 9
	A	Independence Pass	Colorado State Highway 82. Highest paved crossing of Divide in US, at 12,095 feet (3,687 m).
	A	Cottonwood Pass	Chaffee County Route 306. The highest unpaved road crossing a pass in Colorado, at 12,126 feet (3,696 m)
	A	Monarch Pass	US Highway 50
	A	Marshall Pass	former narrow-gauge railroad closed in 1955
	A	Wolf Creek Pass	U.S. Highway 160
37°00'N*	Colorado south border

Passes including Trails

Rocky Mountain passes on the Continental Divide of the Americas

Pass	Region	Elevation	Location	Access
Pine Pass	British Columbia	7002875000000000000♠875 m 2,871 ft
Jarvis Pass	British Columbia	7003147800000000000♠1478 m 4,849 ft		Trail in Kakwa Provincial Park
McGregor Pass	British Columbia	7003153900000000000♠1539 m 5,049 ft		Trail
Kakwa Pass	British Columbia	7003157000000000000♠1570 m 5,151 ft		Trail in Kakwa Provincial Park
Casket Pass	Alberta British Columbia	7003163100000000000♠1631 m 5,351 ft		Trail
Forgetmenot Pass	Alberta British Columbia	7003178300000000000♠1783 m 5,850 ft		Trail
Fetherstonhaugh Pass	Alberta British Columbia	7003181300000000000♠1813 m 5,948 ft		Trail
Avalanche Pass	Alberta British Columbia	7003157000000000000♠1570 m 5,151 ft		Trail
Beaverdam Pass	Alberta British Columbia	7003150900000000000♠1509 m 4,951 ft		Trail
Shale Pass	Alberta British Columbia	7003190500000000000♠1905 m 6,250 ft		Trail
Loren Pass	Alberta British Columbia	7003153900000000000♠1539 m 5,049 ft		Trail
Jackpine Pass	Alberta British Columbia	7003202000000000000♠2020 m 6,627 ft		Trail
Bess Pass	Alberta British Columbia	7003162000000000000♠1620 m 5,315 ft		Trail in Jasper National Park
Carcajou Pass	Alberta British Columbia	7003157000000000000♠1570 m 5,151 ft		Trail between Jasper National Park and Mount Robson Provincial Park
Moose Pass	Alberta British Columbia	7003202700000000000♠2027 m 6,650 ft		Trail between Jasper National Park and Mount Robson Provincial Park
Robson Pass	Alberta British Columbia	7003159700000000000♠1597 m 5,240 ft		Trail between Jasper National Park and Mount Robson Provincial Park
Snowbird Pass	Alberta British Columbia	7003242300000000000♠2423 m 7,949 ft		Trail between Jasper National Park and Mount Robson Provincial Park
Upright Pass	Alberta British Columbia	7003199600000000000♠1996 m 6,549 ft		Trail between Jasper National Park and Mount Robson Provincial Park
Colonel Pass	Alberta British Columbia	7003187400000000000♠1874 m 6,148 ft		Trail between Jasper National Park and Mount Robson Provincial Park
Grant Pass	Alberta British Columbia	7003193500000000000♠1935 m 6,348 ft		Trail between Jasper National Park and Mount Robson Provincial Park
North Miette Pass	Alberta British Columbia	7003217900000000000♠2179 m 7,149 ft		Trail between Jasper National Park and Mount Robson Provincial Park
Miette Pass	Alberta British Columbia	7003200400000000000♠2004 m 6,575 ft		Trail
Centre Pass	Alberta British Columbia	7003198900000000000♠1989 m 6,526 ft		Trail
South Miette Pass	Alberta British Columbia	7003211900000000000♠2119 m 6,952 ft		Trail between Jasper National Park and Mount Robson Provincial Park
South Pass	Alberta British Columbia	7003214100000000000♠2141 m 7,024 ft		Trail
Yellowhead Pass	Alberta British Columbia	7003113100000000000♠1131 m 3,711 ft		between Jasper National Park and Mount Robson Provincial Park
Tonquin Pass	Alberta British Columbia	7003193500000000000♠1935 m 6,348 ft		Trail between Jasper National Park and Mount Robson Provincial Park
Whirlpool Pass	Alberta British Columbia	7003181300000000000♠1813 m 5,948 ft		Trail in Jasper National Park
Canoe Pass	Alberta British Columbia	7003205700000000000♠2057 m 6,749 ft		Trail in Jasper National Park
Athabasca Pass	Alberta British Columbia	7003175300000000000♠1753 m 5,751 ft		Trail in Jasper National Park
Fortress Pass	Alberta British Columbia	7003135600000000000♠1356 m 4,449 ft		Trail between Banff National Park and Hamber Provincial Park
Thompson Pass	Alberta British Columbia	7003199600000000000♠1996 m 6,549 ft		Trail in Banff National Park
Bush Pass	Alberta British Columbia	7003239300000000000♠2393 m 7,851 ft		Trail in Banff National Park
Howse Pass	Alberta British Columbia	7003153900000000000♠1539 m 5,049 ft		Trail in Banff National Park
Balfour Pass	Alberta British Columbia	7003245400000000000♠2454 m 8,051 ft		Trail between Banff National Park and Yoho National Park
Kicking Horse Pass	Alberta British Columbia	7003162700000000000♠1627 m 5,338 ft		between Banff National Park and Yoho National Park
Abbot Pass	Alberta British Columbia	7003292200000000000♠2922 m 9,587 ft		Trail between Banff National Park and Yoho National Park
Wenkchemna Pass	Alberta British Columbia	7003260600000000000♠2606 m 8,550 ft		Trail between Banff National Park and Yoho National Park
Vermilion Pass	Alberta British Columbia	7003166100000000000♠1661 m 5,449 ft		x18px between Banff National Park and Kootenay National Park
Ball Pass	Alberta British Columbia	7003221000000000000♠2210 m 7,251 ft		Trail between Banff National Park and Kootenay National Park
Redearth Pass	Alberta British Columbia	7003208800000000000♠2088 m 6,850 ft		Trail in Banff National Park
Simpson Pass	Alberta British Columbia	7003211800000000000♠2118 m 6,949 ft		Trail between Banff National Park and Kootenay National Park
Citadel Pass	Alberta British Columbia	7003236200000000000♠2362 m 7,749 ft		Trail in Banff National Park
Fatigue Pass	Alberta British Columbia	7003239300000000000♠2393 m 7,851 ft		Trail in Banff National Park
Og Pass	Alberta British Columbia	7003230100000000000♠2301 m 7,549 ft		Trail between Banff National Park and Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park
Assiniboine Pass	Alberta British Columbia	7003217900000000000♠2179 m 7,149 ft		Trail between Banff National Park and Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park
Wonder Pass	Alberta British Columbia	7003239300000000000♠2393 m 7,851 ft		Trail between Banff National Park and Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park
Marvel Pass	Alberta British Columbia	7003211800000000000♠2118 m 6,949 ft		Trail in Banff National Park
Red Man Pass	Alberta British Columbia	7003233200000000000♠2332 m 7,651 ft		Trail in Banff National Park
White Man Pass	Alberta British Columbia	7003214900000000000♠2149 m 7,051 ft		Trail in Banff National Park
Spray Pass	Alberta British Columbia	7003193500000000000♠1935 m 6,348 ft		Trail in Banff National Park
Palliser Pass	Alberta British Columbia	7003208800000000000♠2088 m 6,850 ft		Trail in Banff National Park
North Kananaskis Pass	Alberta British Columbia	7003236200000000000♠2362 m 7,749 ft		Trail in Kananaskis Country
South Kananaskis Pass	Alberta British Columbia	7003230100000000000♠2301 m 7,549 ft		Trail in Kananaskis Country
Elk Pass	Alberta British Columbia	7003190500000000000♠1905 m 6,250 ft		Trail in Peter Lougheed Provincial Park
Weary Creek Gap	Alberta British Columbia	7003224000000000000♠2240 m 7,349 ft		Trail in Kananaskis Country
Gunsight Pass	Alberta British Columbia	7003239300000000000♠2393 m 7,851 ft		Trail in Kananaskis Country
Windy Pass (Canada)	Alberta British Columbia	7003240800000000000♠2408 m 7,900 ft		Trail
Tornado Pass	Alberta British Columbia	7003214900000000000♠2149 m 7,051 ft		Trail
North Fork Pass	Alberta British Columbia	7003199600000000000♠1996 m 6,549 ft		Trail in Kananaskis Country
Racehorse Pass	Alberta British Columbia	7003211800000000000♠2118 m 6,949 ft		Trail
Deadman Pass	Alberta British Columbia	7003160000000000000♠1600 m 5,249 ft		Trail
Phillips Pass	Alberta British Columbia	7003157000000000000♠1570 m 5,151 ft		Trail
Crowsnest Pass	Alberta British Columbia	7003135800000000000♠1358 m 4,455 ft		(Canadian Pacific Railway 1898)
Tent Mountain Pass	Alberta British Columbia	7003147800000000000♠1478 m 4,849 ft		Trail
Ptolemy Pass	Alberta British Columbia	7003172200000000000♠1722 m 5,650 ft		Trail
North Kootenay Pass	Alberta British Columbia	7003205700000000000♠2057 m 6,749 ft		Trail
Middle Kootenay Pass	Alberta British Columbia	7003193500000000000♠1935 m 6,348 ft		Trail
Sage Pass	Alberta British Columbia	7003214900000000000♠2149 m 7,051 ft		Trail in Waterton Lakes National Park
South Kootenay Pass	Alberta British Columbia	7003208800000000000♠2088 m 6,850 ft		Trail in Waterton Lakes National Park
Akamina Pass	Alberta British Columbia	7003178300000000000♠1783 m 5,850 ft		Trail in Waterton Lakes National Park
Logan Pass	Montana	7003202783400000000♠6,653 ft 2028 m		Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park
Gunsight Pass	Montana	7003211805499999999♠6,949 ft 2118 m		Trail in Glacier National Park
Marias Pass	Montana	7003159593300000000♠5,236 ft 1596 m		between Flathead National Forest and Lewis and Clark National Forest (Great Northern Railway 1891)
Badger Pass	Montana	7003192389800000000♠6,312 ft 1924 m		Trail in Bob Marshall Wilderness
Lewis and Clark Pass	Montana	7003195803500000000♠6,424 ft 1958 m		Trail between Helena National Forest and Lewis and Clark National Forest (Meriwether Lewis 1806)
Rogers Pass	Montana	7003171602400000000♠5,630 ft 1716 m
Mullan Pass	Montana	7003159197000000000♠5,223 ft 1592 m		and gravel road in Helena National Forest (Northern Pacific Railway 1883)
Gibbons Pass	Montana	7003187086200000000♠6,138 ft 1871 m		Beaverhead National Forest Road 106 (William Clark 1806)
Chief Joseph Pass	Idaho Montana	7003221010500000000♠7,251 ft 2210 m		in Salmon National Forest to in Beaverhead National Forest
Elk Park Pass	Montana	7003193609000000000♠6,352 ft 1936 m		(Great Northern Railway 1888-1972)
Deer Lodge Pass	Montana	7003180502600000000♠5,922 ft 1805 m
Homestake Pass	Montana	7003194005200000000♠6,365 ft 1940 m		x18px in Deerlodge National Forest (Northern Pacific Railroad 1888-1983)
Pipestone Pass	Montana	7003197388500000000♠6,476 ft 1974 m		in Deerlodge National Forest (Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad 1909-1980)
Lemhi Pass	Idaho Montana	7003224607100000000♠7,369 ft 2246 m		Gravel road between Beaverhead National Forest and Salmon National Forest (Lewis and Clark Expedition 1805)
Bannock Pass	Idaho Montana	7003234208300000000♠7,684 ft 2342 m		between Salmon National Forest and Beaverhead National Forest (Gilmore and Pittsburgh Railroad 1910-1939)
Monida Pass	Idaho Montana	7003207904100000000♠6,821 ft 2079 m		(Utah and Northern Railway 1880)
Raynolds Pass	Idaho Montana	7003208208900000000♠6,831 ft 2082 m
Targhee Pass	Idaho Montana	7003215798400000000♠7,080 ft 2158 m
Craig Pass	Wyoming	7003253685000000000♠8,323 ft 2537 m		Grand Loop Road in Yellowstone National Park
Two Ocean Pass	Wyoming	7003247802400000000♠8,130 ft 2478 m		Trail
South Pass	Wyoming	7003230398300000000♠7,559 ft 2304 m		(Oregon Trail 1812, Mormon Trail 1847, California Trail 1848, Pony Express 1860-1861)
Bridger Pass	Wyoming	7003231282200000000♠7,588 ft 2313 m		(Stansbury Expedition 1849, Cherokee Trail 1849, Overland Trail 1861)
Buffalo Pass	Colorado	7003313791600000000♠10,295 ft 3138 m		Jackson County Road 24 and Routt County Road 38 in Routt National Forest
Rabbit Ears Pass	Colorado	7003287395900000000♠9,429 ft 2874 m
Muddy Pass	Colorado	7003262707100000000♠8,619 ft 2627 m		between Arapahoe National Forest and Routt National Forest
La Poudre Pass	Colorado	7003310408300000000♠10,184 ft 3104 m		Trail between Rocky Mountain National Park and Roosevelt National Forest
Willow Creek Pass	Colorado	7003294406300000000♠9,659 ft 2944 m
Milner Pass	Colorado	7003327903800000000♠10,758 ft 3279 m		Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain National Park
Ptarmigan Pass	Colorado	7003370880600000000♠12,168 ft 3709 m		Trail in Rocky Mountain National Park
Stone Man Pass	Colorado	7003381182900000000♠12,506 ft 3812 m		Trail in Rocky Mountain National Park
Boulder-Grand Pass	Colorado	7003368107000000000♠12,077 ft 3681 m		Trail in Rocky Mountain National Park
Buchanan Pass	Colorado	7003361005100000000♠11,844 ft 3610 m		Trail in Indian Peaks Wilderness
Pawnee Pass	Colorado	7003382280200000000♠12,542 ft 3823 m		Trail between Arapaho National Forest and Roosevelt National Forest
Arapaho Pass	Colorado	7003362894900000000♠11,906 ft 3629 m		Trail in Indian Peaks Wilderness
Rollins Pass	Colorado	7003355884500000000♠11,676 ft 3559 m		Primitive road in Arapahoe National Forest to trail in Roosevelt National Forest (Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway 1903)
Jones Pass	Colorado	7003379597900000000♠12,454 ft 3796 m		Clear Creek County Road 202 to trail in Arapaho National Forest
Vasquez Pass	Colorado	7003356402600000000♠11,693 ft 3564 m		Trail in Arapaho National Forest
Berthoud Pass	Colorado	7003345186000000000♠11,325 ft 3452 m		in Arapaho National Forest
Loveland Pass	Colorado	7003365607600000000♠11,995 ft 3656 m		in Arapaho National Forest
Argentine Pass	Colorado	7003402488400000000♠13,205 ft 4025 m		Primitive road in Arapaho National Forest (Highest road over the Continental Divide in North America)
Webster Pass (Colorado)	Colorado	7003368899400000000♠12,103 ft 3689 m		Primitive road between Arapaho National Forest and Pike National Forest
Georgia Pass (Colorado)	Colorado	7003353100000000000♠11,585 ft 3531 m		Primitive road between the town of Jefferson to Breckenridge, passing along Mt. Guyot.
Meyer Pass (Colorado)	Colorado	7003356100000000000♠11,683 ft 3561 m		Primitive trail between Como and Breckenridge, connecting with Coronet Road.
French Pass	Colorado	7003367284000000000♠12,050 ft 3673 m		Trail between Arapaho National Forest and Pike National Forest
Fremont Pass	Colorado	7003343783900000000♠11,279 ft 3438 m		in San Isabel National Forest to Arapaho National Forest (Denver, South Park and Pacific Railroad 1888)
Black Powder Pass	Colorado	7003370301500000000♠12,149 ft 3703 m		Trace between Arapaho National Forest and Pike National Forest
Boreas Pass	Colorado	7003350489500000000♠11,499 ft 3505 m		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	7003363900700000000♠11,939 ft 3639 m		Primitive road between San Isabel National Forest and White River National Forest (Colorado Midland Railway 1887)
Hoosier Pass	Colorado	7003351495400000000♠11,532 ft 3515 m		between Arapaho National Forest and Pike National Forest (John C. Fremont 1844)
Independence Pass	Colorado	7003368899400000000♠12,103 ft 3689 m		between San Isabel National Forest and White River National Forest (Highest paved road over the Continental Divide in North America)
Red Mountain Pass	Colorado	7003391972800000000♠12,860 ft 3920 m		Trail in Collegiate Peaks Wilderness
Lake Pass	Colorado	7003372404600000000♠12,218 ft 3724 m		Trail between Gunnison National Forest and San Isabel National Forest
Browns Pass	Colorado	7003365699000000000♠11,998 ft 3657 m		Trail in Collegiate Peaks Wilderness
Cottonwood Pass	Colorado	7003369387100000000♠12,119 ft 3694 m		Chaffee County Road 306 (asphalt) in San Isabel National Forest to Gunnison County Road 209 (gravel) in Gunnison National Forest
Tincup Pass	Colorado	7003364297000000000♠11,952 ft 3643 m		Primitive road between Gunnison National Forest and San Isabel National Forest
Hancock Pass	Colorado	7003372099800000000♠12,208 ft 3721 m		Primitive road between Gunnison National Forest and San Isabel National Forest
Monarch Pass	Colorado	7003344606900000000♠11,306 ft 3446 m		between Gunnison National Forest and San Isabel National Forest
Marshall Pass	Colorado	7003331683400000000♠10,882 ft 3317 m		Saguache County Road 32 between Gunnison National Forest and San Isabel National Forest (Denver & Rio Grande Railroad 1881-1955)
North Pass	Colorado	7003305104800000000♠10,010 ft 3051 m
Cochetopa Pass	Colorado	7003310896000000000♠10,200 ft 3109 m		Saguache County Road NN14 between Gunnison National Forest and Rio Grande National Forest
Spring Creek Pass	Colorado	7003331896700000000♠10,889 ft 3319 m
Hermit Pass	Colorado	7003396697200000000♠13,015 ft 3967 m		Primitive road in San Isabel National Forest to trail in Rio Grande National Forest
Wolf Creek Pass	Colorado	7003329885000000000♠10,823 ft 3299 m

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