Jean Pass (north)
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Jean Pass is one of two pass
es on the west and northwest of the Jean Dry Lake
basin, an endorheic basin bordering Jean, Nevada
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Jean, Nevada is located on Interstate 15
; the north pass lies on a water divide
about 6 mi northeast of Jean, (a Las Vegas Wash Watershed source point). Jean Pass (south) is west of Jean Dry Lake, and is the pass between the Bird Spring Range
's southeast foothills, and Sheep Mountain (Nevada), 4184 feet (1,275 m), on Jean's east border, and the southwest border of Jean Dry Lake.
traverses from the Spring Mountains
, and south of the two passes, and Jean Dry Lake, between Roach Lake, further south, in the north section of the Ivanpah Valley
, part of the Ivanpah-Pahrump Watershed.
at the south-southwest of the Bird Spring Range. The trail turned west just north of the Jean Pass (south).
Mountain pass
A mountain pass is a route through a mountain range or over a ridge. If following the lowest possible route, a pass is locally the highest point on that route...
es on the west and northwest of the Jean Dry Lake
Jean Lake
Jean Lake, , is a small endorheic dry lake 3 mi east of Jean, Nevada and Interstate 15. With the Bird Spring Range adjacent northwest it is in the Las Vegas Wash Watershed. Roach Lake in the north Ivanpah Valley is adjacent south....
basin, an endorheic basin bordering Jean, Nevada
Jean, Nevada
Jean is a small commercial town in Clark County, Nevada, located approximately north of the Nevada-California state line along Interstate 15. Las Vegas is located about to the north...
.
Jean, Nevada is located on Interstate 15
Interstate 15 in Nevada
In the U.S. State of Nevada, Interstate 15 begins in Primm, continues through Las Vegas and it crosses the border with Arizona in Mesquite. The freeway runs entirely in Clark County. Many motorists use Interstate 15 to visit Las Vegas, as it is the only primary Interstate Highway in the city. The...
; the north pass lies on a water divide
Water divide
A drainage divide, water divide, divide or watershed is the line separating neighbouring drainage basins...
about 6 mi northeast of Jean, (a Las Vegas Wash Watershed source point). Jean Pass (south) is west of Jean Dry Lake, and is the pass between the Bird Spring Range
Bird Spring Range
The Bird Spring Range is a mountain range in Clark County, Nevada....
's southeast foothills, and Sheep Mountain (Nevada), 4184 feet (1,275 m), on Jean's east border, and the southwest border of Jean Dry Lake.
Great Basin Divide
The Great Basin DivideGreat Basin Divide
The Great Basin Divide is the western continental divide that separates the Great Basin from the Pacific Ocean watershed. The water divide is the perimeter of the largest set of contiguous endorheic watersheds of North America, including six entire USGS watershed subregions...
traverses from the Spring Mountains
Spring Mountains
The Spring Mountains are a mountain range of southern Nevada in the United States, running generally northwest-southeast along the west side of Las Vegas and down to the border with California...
, and south of the two passes, and Jean Dry Lake, between Roach Lake, further south, in the north section of the Ivanpah Valley
Ivanpah Valley
The Ivanpah Valley is in southeastern California and southern Nevada in the United States. The valley is between the New York Mountains and the Ivanpah Mountains in San Bernardino County on the California side, and in Clark County on the Nevada side. The communities of Cima, California, Nipton,...
, part of the Ivanpah-Pahrump Watershed.
History
The Old Spanish National Historic Trail went through the Jean Pass (north). To the south, the trail turned west, then northwest to GoodspringsGoodsprings, Nevada
Goodsprings is a census-designated place in Clark County, Nevada, United States. The population was 232 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Goodsprings is located at ....
at the south-southwest of the Bird Spring Range. The trail turned west just north of the Jean Pass (south).