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A mountain pass is a navigable route through a mountain range or over a ridge. Since mountain ranges can present formidable barriers to travel, passes have played a key role in trade, war, and both human and animal migration throughout history. At lower elevations it may be called a hill pass. A mountain pass is typically formed between two ...
Selected mountain passes of the Rocky Mountains; Pass Region Elevation [1] [2] WGS84 [3] [4] Access; Abbot Pass [5] Alberta British Columbia 2922 m 9,587 ft Foot trail between Banff National Park and Yoho National Park
A col in geomorphology is the lowest point on a mountain ridge between two peaks. [1] It may also be called a gap or pass. [1] Particularly rugged and forbidding cols in the terrain are usually referred to as notches. They are generally unsuitable as mountain passes, but are occasionally crossed by mule tracks or climbers' routes.
Mountain pass – Route through a mountain range or over a ridge; Mountain range – Geographic area containing several geologically related mountains; Nunatak – Landform within an ice field or glacier; Proglacial lake – Lake formed by the action of ice; Pyramidal peak, also known as Glacial horn – Angular, sharply pointed mountainous peak
In the language of the native Ute people, Wasatch means "mountain pass" or "low pass over high range." [3] [4] According to William Bright, the mountains were named for a Shoshoni leader who was named with the Shoshoni term wasattsi, meaning "blue heron". [5]
A gap is a geological formation that is a low point or opening between hills or mountains or in a ridge or mountain range. It may be called a col, notch, pass, saddle, water gap, or wind gap. Geomorphologically, a gap is most often carved by water erosion from a freshet, stream or a river. [1]
This is a list of mountain passes. Thorung La pass in Nepal. Trekkers can often find hot tea and a short rest at this hut during the trekking season. Africa Egypt ...
Mountain passes of the United States, divided by state or territory. This is a container category. Due to its scope, it should contain only subcategories.