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Two Ocean Pass

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A drawing made in 1894 of Two Ocean Pass with a view to the northeast. Atlantic Creek exits the pass between the hills in the upper center part of the image. Pacific Creek exits to the southwest in the bottom center of the image. North Two Oceans Creek enters from the left top center of the image and
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divides into its two distributaries and South Two Ocean Creek enters from the right center of the image and is also shown dividing into two streams. Evermann Creek also enters the area from the west (left center, just above the tents).
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30x60 minute quad do show a split in the continental divide which includes the drainage basins of both North Two Ocean Creek and South Two Ocean Creek. The divide split is 8.7 kilometres (5.4 mi) in
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Here Two Ocean Creek splits in two directions on the Continental Divide. Water on the left in this 2011 photo goes to the Atlantic and water on the right to the Pacific Ocean.
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USGS Topographic Quadrangle, 1996: Note the 1996 quad does not show a split in the continental divide; however both the 1959
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Barton Warren Evermann: Two-Ocean Pass. In: Popular Science Monthly. V. 47, 1895, pp. 175–186
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in Yellowstone Lake, which has traditionally been attributed to illegal or accidental
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Climate data for Two Ocean Plateau, Wyoming, 1991–2020 normals: 9240ft (2816m)
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Two Ocean Pass
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Koel, Todd M.; Detjens, Colleen R.; Zale, Alexander V. (2020).
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Modified portion of the USGS Two Ocean Pass Quadrangle
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The pass is thought to have provided access for the
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Pacific Creek water eventually flows into the 8: 707:Two Ocean Pass Quadrangle, Wyoming-Teton Co. 215:and empties into the Gulf of Mexico via the 301: 20: 845: 969:Mountain passes of Teton County, Wyoming 959:Protected areas of Teton County, Wyoming 919:Two Ocean Pass National Natural Landmark 743:United States Department of the Interior 699: 654: 949:National Natural Landmarks in Wyoming 715:Yellowstone National Park South, Wyo. 227:and empties into the Pacific via the 141: 132: 7: 734:Geographic Names Information System 779:Wyoming's Continental Divide Trail 713:15 minute quadrangle and the 1982 243:reaches this location in northern 14: 670: 657: 29: 739:United States Geological Survey 643:Source 2: NOAA (Precipitation) 136:U.S. National Natural Landmark 1: 964:Bridger–Teton National Forest 954:Great Divide of North America 185:Bridger-Teton National Forest 16:Mountain pass in Wyoming, US 494:Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 354:Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 257:Yellowstone cutthroat trout 203:, at Parting of the Waters 985: 944:Mountain passes of Wyoming 766:National Natural Landmarks 642: 637: 304: 187:. 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Index


Elevation
Teton County, Wyoming
Range
Absaroka Range
Coordinates
44°02′33″N 110°10′30″W / 44.04250°N 110.17500°W / 44.04250; -110.17500
Topo map
U.S. National Natural Landmark
mountain pass
North America
Continental Divide
Teton Wilderness
Wyoming
Bridger-Teton National Forest
Parting of the Waters
distributaries
Pacific Creek
Atlantic Creek
National Natural Landmark
oceans
Yellowstone River
Missouri River
Mississippi River
Snake River
Columbia River
Continental Divide Trail
Wyoming
Yellowstone cutthroat trout
Yellowstone Lake

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