| Pass Creek Stage Station | |
|---|---|
  Pass Creek Location of Pass Creek Stage Station in Wyoming  Pass Creek Pass Creek (the United States) | |
| Location | Rattlesnake Pass Rd Rattlesnake Canyon West of Elk Mountain, Wyoming |
| Coordinates | 41°41′53″N106°37′54″W / 41.6980°N 106.6318°W |
| Built | 1862 |
| Built for | Early pioneers, Overland Stage and Mail |
Pass Creek Stage Station was a resting spot for early American pioneers in wagon trains heading west on the Overland Trail. The site was in Rattlesnake Canyon, Carbon County, Wyoming, southwest of the present city of Elk Mountain, Wyoming. Pass Creek Stage Station and the pioneers selected the site because it has good water year-round from the Pass Creek. The site was also used as a route for the Overland Stage and Mail from 1862 to 1869, which ran from Denver to Salt Lake. Travelers to Pass Creek Stage Station arrived from Fort Halleck. The Pass Creek Stage route went through the narrow Rattlesnake Pass. Rattlesnake Pass, in Rattlesnake Canyon, was a hideout for Indian raiders on the trail. From Pass Creek Stage Station, the Overland Trail travels west to the next stop, the Platte River Crossing. [1] [2] [3]
With the opening of the Union Pacific Railroad's first transcontinental railroad in 1868, [4] the wagon trains started to end. [5] [6] [7] [8]
