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Mountain pass in Montana, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cadotte Pass, known in the mid to late 1800s as Cadotte's Pass, is a pass in the Rocky Mountains located on the Continental Divide in the U.S. state of Montana. Pierre Cadotte, a white settler at Fort Benton, Montana, explored the pass in 1851.[1] Prior to his exploration Tribal people utilized the pass while migrating to the buffalo hunting plains around the Sun River.[2] Isaac Stevens, Governor of Washington Territory, named the pass after Cadotte in 1853.[3] The pass is 6,073 feet (1,851 m) above sea level.[4]
Cadotte Pass | |
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Elevation | 6,073 ft (1,851 m) |
Location | Lewis and Clark County, Montana, United States |
Range | Rocky Mountains |
Coordinates | 47°05′58″N 112°23′37″W |
Topo map | USGS Cadotte Pass (MT) |
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