MacDonald Pass
Encyclopedia
MacDonald Pass is a high mountain pass
in the Rocky Mountains
in Montana
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It is traversed by U.S. Route 12
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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...
in the Rocky Mountains
Rocky Mountains
The Rocky Mountains are a major mountain range in western North America. The Rocky Mountains stretch more than from the northernmost part of British Columbia, in western Canada, to New Mexico, in the southwestern United States...
in Montana
Montana
Montana is a state in the Western United States. The western third of Montana contains numerous mountain ranges. Smaller, "island ranges" are found in the central third of the state, for a total of 77 named ranges of the Rocky Mountains. This geographical fact is reflected in the state's name,...
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It is traversed by U.S. Route 12
U.S. Route 12
U.S. Route 12 or US 12 is an east–west United States highway, running from Grays Harbor on the Pacific Ocean, in the state of Washington, to downtown Detroit, for almost . As a thoroughfare, it has mostly been supplanted by I-90 and I-94, but remains an important road for local travel.The...
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See also
- Mountain passes in MontanaMountain passes in Montana (M-Z)There are at least 290 named mountain passes in Montana.* MacDonald Pass, Lewis and Clark County, Montana, , el. * Marias Pass, Glacier County, Montana, , el. * Markle Pass, Sanders County, Montana, , el. * McCormack Pass, Madison County, Montana, , el....