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Chief Joseph Pass

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This is the northernmost pass on the continental divide between Idaho and Montana. Less than a mile north, the divide heads eastward into Montana, following the
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crossed either this pass or the nearby Lost Trail Pass (from the Idaho side) as they descended northward into the
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is about one mile (1.6 km) west, at Lost Trail Pass on US-93.
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Elevation
MT 43
Lemhi County, Idaho
Beaverhead County, Montana
U.S.
Range
Bitterroot Mountains
Bitterroot Range
Rocky Mountains
Coordinates
45°41′05″N 113°55′59″W / 45.68472°N 113.93306°W / 45.68472; -113.93306 (Chief Joseph Pass)
Chief Joseph Pass is located in the United States
United States
Chief Joseph Pass is located in Idaho
Idaho
Montana
elev.
mountain pass
continental divide
Rocky Mountains
northwestern
Lemhi County, Idaho
Beaverhead County, Montana
Bitterroot Mountains

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