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South Pass

Route across Continental Divide in Wyoming, United States in South Pass City, Wyoming. Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.

National Historic LandmarkListed 1966
B-12. Lander Road "Point of Interest" (WY-28, south of South Pass City) on the California and Oregon National Historic Trails (2006) (672a7b2b-abd4-4987-84aa-6129fa94d36a)B-13. South Pass Rest Area (south of South Pass City) on the California, Mormon Pioneer, and Oregon National Historic Trails (2003) (eed42956-974a-43ee-9e98-104384d4d854)B-14. South Pass Overlook (west of South Pass City) on the California, Mormon Pioneer, and Oregon National Historic Trails (2003) (49008a89-8329-4aac-93d1-cd43c3407933)DSCN6109 pacificspringsandsouthpass e 600
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What it is

Wikipedia · South Pass (Wyoming)

South Pass is a route across the Continental Divide, in the Rocky Mountains in southwestern Wyoming. It lies in a broad high region, 35 miles (56 km) wide, between the nearly 14,000 ft (4,300 m) Wind River Range to the north and the over 8,500 ft (2,600 m) Oregon Buttes and arid, saline near-impassable Great Divide Basin to the south. The Pass lies in southwestern Fremont County, approximately 35 miles (56 km) SSW of Lander.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeStructure
AddressAbout 10 mi. SW of South Pass City on WY 28, South Pass City vicinity, WY
CountyFremont County
ListedOct 15, 1966
Reference number66000754
Type of placemountain pass
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources1 structures

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

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AddressAbout 10 mi. SW of South Pass City on WY 28, South Pass City, WY
Coordinates42.46838, -108.79952 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitCalifornia National Historic Trail · 7 mi · on Park Atlas
Federal campgrounds nearbyAtlantic City Campground 5 mi · Atlantic City Campground 6 mi · Big Atlantic Gulch Campground 6 mi
Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.

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Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 66000754. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.