Bozeman Pass
Appearance
Bozeman Pass | ||
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Elevation 5,702 ft (1,738 m) | | |
Traversed by | Interstate 90 and BNSF Railway | |
Location | Gallatin County, Montana, United States | |
Range | Gallatin Range | |
Coordinates | 45°40′02″N 110°48′28″W / 45.66722°N 110.80778°W[1] |
Bozeman Pass el. 5,702 feet (1,738 m) is a
Bridger and Gallatin
mountain ranges.
It is named after pioneer John Bozeman, a young Georgian who opened the Bozeman Trail from Fort Laramie, Wyoming to Virginia City, Montana in 1863, via the pass which now bears his name. The pass is part of a transcontinental railroad route constructed by the Northern Pacific Railway between Saint Paul, Minnesota and Tacoma, Washington. The Northern Pacific opened a 3,652 feet (1,113 m) tunnel under the Pass in 1884. A shorter 3,015 feet (919 m) tunnel just north of the original opened in 1945. The tracks are now used by BNSF Railway.
William Clark and his party of ten men through the pass on July 15, 1806. They were eastward bound and planned to explore the Yellowstone River to its mouth, where they were to rejoin Captain Meriwether Lewis and party, who were returning eastward via the Missouri River.[2][3]
Images of Bozeman Pass
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Frank Jay Haynes image of NPR tracks entering Bozeman Pass, 1884
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West portals of Bozeman Pass tunnels built by the Northern Pacific Railway. The original 1884 tunnel (abandoned) is on the right, while the newer 1945 tunnel is on the left (now used by BNSF).
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East portal of BNSF's Bozeman Pass tunnel.
See also
- Mountain passes in Montana
Notes
- ^ "Bozeman Pass". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Survey of Historic Sites and Buildings, Bozeman Pass, Montana". National Park Service. Archived from the original on 2005-09-25. Retrieved 2013-03-07.
- ISBN 9781438110233.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bozeman Pass.
- Bozeman Pass Web Cam - Regularly updates pictures of the pass. Also has links to wind and temps.