Bannock Pass
Bannock Pass is a high mountain pass in the Beaverhead Mountains, part of the Bitterroot Range in the Rocky Mountains. The pass lies on the Montana-Idaho border on the Continental Divide, at an elevation of 7,684 feet (2,342 m) above sea level.
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Postcard photo of a Gilmore and Pittsburgh Railroad train ascending the west side of Bannock Pass, Lemhi County, Idaho. | |
| Elevation | 7,684 ft (2,342 m) |
| Traversed by | SH-29, S-324 |
| Location | Lemhi County, Idaho / Beaverhead County, Montana, United States |
| Range | Rocky Mountains |
| Coordinates | 44°48′52″N 113°16′19″W |
The pass is crossed by a road (Idaho State Highway 29 and Montana Secondary Highway 324) from Leadore, Idaho to Dillon, Montana.
Bannock Pass should not be confused with the similarly named Bannack Pass, about 33 miles (53 km) to the southeast, which is also in the Beaverhead Mountains, on the Montana-Idaho border, and on the Continental Divide, and which has virtually the same elevation (7,679 feet [2,341 m]).
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