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Campbell Pass

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The origin of the name Campbell Pass is obscure, and it appears to be used mostly in connection with the railroad.
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was built through the pass in 1926, and is now the route of its successor,
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is an infrequently used name for a heavily travelled crossing of the
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Elevation
I-40
BNSF Railway
McKinley County, New Mexico
Range
Rocky Mountains
Coordinates
35°25′19″N 108°18′30″W / 35.42194°N 108.30833°W / 35.42194; -108.30833
Topo map
Continental Divide
New Mexico
McKinley County
Gallup
Grants
Continental Divide
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Southern Transcon
BNSF Railway
U.S. Route 66
Interstate 40


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