Red Rock Pass (Montana)

Red Rock Pass is a mountain pass in the northern Rocky Mountains of the western United States. On the Continental Divide at an elevation of 7,152 feet (2,180 m) above sea level, it is just north of the eastern Centennial Mountains on the MontanaIdaho state line.

Red Rock Pass
Red Rock Pass is located in the United States
Red Rock Pass
Location in the United States
Red Rock Pass is located in Idaho
Red Rock Pass
Location on Idaho-Montana border
Elevation7,152 feet (2,180 m)
LocationBeaverhead County, Montana /
Fremont County, Idaho, U.S.
RangeCentennial Mountains
Coordinates44°35′56″N 111°31′25″W / 44.59889°N 111.52361°W / 44.59889; -111.52361 (Red Rock Pass)[1]

The pass separates Beaverhead County, Montana, (west) from Fremont County, Idaho (east), and is traversed by an unimproved gravel road.

During the Nez Perce War of 1877, a band of Nez Perce crossed the pass on August 20, shortly after the Battle of Camas Creek, en route to Yellowstone National Park.

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  1. ^ "Red Rock Pass". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.