Marias Pass
Marias Pass (elevation 5,213 feet (1,589 m)) is a mountain pass in the Rocky Mountains in the western US state of Montana. Lying on the southern border of Glacier National Park, it is traversed by US Highway 2 and by the BNSF Hi-Line Subdivision. The pass is the lowest crossing of the Continental Divide between Canada and central New Mexico , and is the northernmost pass in the US open to automobile traffic year-round.
| Marias Pass | |
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Marias Pass obelisk and statue of John F. Stevens. | |
| Elevation | 5,213 ft (1,589 m) |
| Traversed by | US 2, BNSF Railway, and Amtrak Empire Builder |
| Location | Glacier County, Montana, U.S. |
| Range | Lewis Range |
| Coordinates | 48.3183°N 113.3552°W |
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