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South Pass (elevation 7,412 ft (2,259 m) and 7,550 ft (2,300 m)) is a route across the Continental Divide, in the Rocky Mountains in southwestern Wyoming.It lies in a broad high region, 35 miles (56 km) wide, between the nearly 14,000 ft (4,300 m) Wind River Range to the north and the over 8,500 ft (2,600 m) Oregon Buttes [3] and arid, saline near-impassable Great Divide Basin to the south.
South Pass City is an unincorporated community in Fremont County, Wyoming, United States.It is located 2 miles (3 km) south of the intersection of highways 28 and 131.A former station on the Oregon Trail, it became a ghost town after later gold mines were closed.
There are at least 250 named mountain passes in Wyoming, a state in the mountain region of the Western United States.Wyoming is the 10th most extensive, but the least populous and the 2nd least densely populated of the 50 United States.
Wyoming Highway 28 (WYO 28) is a 96.46-mile-long (155.24 km) Wyoming state highway known as the South Pass Highway. It travels from its split from Wyoming Highway 372 near the Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge , across the high plains and over South Pass until its junction with U.S. Route 287 8 miles (13 km) south of Lander .
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 A: Rabbit Ears Pass: 9,426 ft (2,873 m) U.S. Route 40. Pacific or Gulf of Mexico drainage.
The Sweetwater would have to be crossed up to nine times before the trail crosses over the Continental Divide at South Pass, Wyoming. From South Pass the trail continues southwest crossing Big Sandy Creek (about 10 feet (3.0 m) wide and 1 foot (0.30 m) deep) before hitting the Green River. Three to five ferries were in use on the Green during ...
(The name on the map titled "South Pass" is in southwestern Wyoming.) There are at least 92 named trails in Sublette County, Wyoming according to the U.S. Geological Survey, Board of Geographic Names. A trail is defined as: "Route for passage from one point to another; does not include roads or highways (jeep trail, path, ski trail)."
Selected mountain passes of the Rocky Mountains; Pass Region Elevation [1] [2] WGS84 [3] [4] Access; Abbot Pass [5] Alberta British Columbia 2922 m 9,587 ft Foot trail between Banff National Park and Yoho National Park