Name: South Pass

 

County: Fremont

 

Authority Name: South Pass (Wyo.)

 

GNIS Entry

 

Longitude:  1085448W

Latitude: 422212N

 

Legal Description:

 

Elevation: 7546/2300

(ft/m)

 

Feature Type: Gap

 

Origin of Name:

This is the most celebrated pass of the entire length of the Continental Divide. It is less than 7,500 feet above sea level. It is one of the few passes that is free of timber. The name was virtually given before the pass was discovered. It was long recognized that a pass must be found south of those crossed by Lewis and Clark, and Southern Pass, in contrast to the northern pass, was a term already well recognized. But when that remarkable crossing of the mountains came into use the name fell naturally upon it, and was quickly adopted as South Pass. 

Source: WPA

 

Other Names: Southern Pass

 

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1:24000 Quadrangle: Pacific Springs

 

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