| Bozeman Pass | |
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 Historical marker placed at Bozeman Pass on Interstate 90. |
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| Elevation | 1743 m. In topography a summit is a point on a surface which is higher in Elevation than all points immediately adjacent to /5819 ft. |
| Location | Montana,  United States |
| Range | Rocky Mountains |
| Coordinates | |
| Traversed by | Interstate 90 |
Bozeman Pass (el. Montana ( is a state in the Western United States. One-third of the state in the western part contains numerous mountain ranges (approximately 77 named of the northern The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A mountain range is a chain of Mountains bordered by highlands or separated from other mountains by passes or valleys Mountain peaks of the Rocky Mountains The Rocky Mountains, often called the Rockies, are a Mountain range in western North America. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. Interstate 90 (I-90 is the longest interstate highway in the United States at nearly 3100 miles (5000 kilometers 1743 m. /5819 ft. ) is a mountain pass situated approximately 13 miles east of the town of Bozeman, Montana and just west of the town of Livingston, Montana. In a range of hills or especially of mountains, a pass (also gap, notch, col, saddle, bwlch, Bozeman is a city in and the County seat of Gallatin County, Montana, United States, in the southwestern part of the state Livingston is a city in and the County seat of Park County, Montana, United States.
It is named after pioneer John Bozeman, a young Georgian who opened a trail from Fort Laramie, Wyoming to Virginia City, Montana in 1863, via the pass which now bears his name. John M Bozeman (1835&ndashApril 20 1867 was born in Pickens County Georgia. Fort Laramie is a town in Goshen County, Wyoming, United States. Virginia City is a town in and the County seat of Madison County, Montana, United States. The pass is part of a transcontinental railroad route that was used by Northern Pacific Railway to connect Minnesota to the Pacific Northwest by rail. Transcontinental Railroad is a Railroad that crosses a Continent from "coast-to-coast" The Northern Pacific Railway was a railway that operated in the north-central region of the United States. Minnesota ( Native Americans demonstrated the name to early settlers The Pacific Northwest is a region in the northwest of North America (the term refers to the land not the ocean The Northern Pacific opened a 3,652 foot tunnel under the Pass in 1884. A shorter 3,015 foot tunnel just north of the original opened in 1945. The line is now used by Montana Rail Link.
Sacagawea, the Shoshone woman who guided parts of the Lewis and Clark Expedition (the Corps of Discovery), led Captain William Clark and his party of ten men through the pass on July 15, 1806. Sacagawea (also Sakakawea, Sacajawea; see below) (c 1788 – December The Shoshone ( or) are a Native American tribe with three large divisions the Northern the Western and the Eastern William Clark ( August 1, 1770 &ndash September 1, 1838) was an American explorer soldier Indian agent, and territorial governor Events 1099 - First Crusade: Christian soldiers take the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after the final Year 1806 ( MDCCCVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common They were eastward bound and planned to explore the Yellowstone River to its mouth, where they were to rejoin Captain Meriwether Lewis and party, who were returning eastward via the Missouri River. The Yellowstone River is a Tributary of the Missouri River, approximately 671 miles (1080 km long in the western United States. Meriwether Lewis ( August 18, 1774 &ndash October 11, 1809) was an American Explorer, Soldier, and public administrator
 West portals of Bozeman Pass tunnels built by the Northern Pacific Railway. The original 1884 tunnel (abandoned) is on the right, while the newer 1945 tunnel is on the left (now used by Montana Rail Link). |
 East portal of Montana Rail Link's Bozeman Pass tunnel. |
External links
- Bozeman Pass Web Cam - Has pretty current pictures of the pass. Also has links to wind and temps.
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