Eagle Pass (Lake County, Montana)

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Eagle Pass
Elevation 7,464 ft (2,275 m)
Location Lake County, Montana, US
Coordinates 47°26′32″N113°56′43″W / 47.4421556°N 113.9453801°W / 47.4421556; -113.9453801

Eagle Pass (el. 7,464 ft/2,275 m) is a high mountain pass in Lake County, Montana in the United States. [1]

Mountain pass Route through a mountain range or over a ridge

A mountain pass is a navigable route through a mountain range or over a ridge. Since many of the world's mountain ranges have presented formidable barriers to travel, passes have played a key role in trade, war, and both human and animal migration throughout Earth's history. At lower elevations it may be called a hill pass. The highest vehicle-accessible pass in the world appears to be Mana Pass, located in the Himalayas on the border between India and Tibet, China.

Lake County, Montana County in the United States

Lake County is a county located in the northwest part of the U.S. state of Montana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 28,746. Its county seat is Polson.

It is called nšt̓ew̓s sx̣ʷcusi in Salish, or "Standing in Middle" because a pillar of rock stands in the middle of the pass. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Eagle Pass". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  2. ↑ Tachini, Pete; Louie Adams, Sophie Mays, Mary Lucy Parker, Johnny Arlee, Frances Vanderburg, Lucy Vanderburg, Diana Christopher-Cote (1998). nyoʻnuntn q̓éymin, Flathead Nation Salish dictionary. Pablo, Montana: Bilingual Education Department, Salish Kootenai College. p. 44, 136.


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