# Gibbons Pass

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{{Short description|Mountain pass in Montana, United States}}
{{Use American English|date=February 2026}}
{{Infobox mountain pass
| name = Gibbons Pass
| photo = 
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| elevation_m = 2117
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| traversed = 
| location = [Beaverhead](/source/Beaverhead_County%2C_Montana) / [Ravalli](/source/Ravalli_County%2C_Montana) counties, [Montana](/source/Montana), [United States](/source/United_States)
| range = [Rocky Mountains](/source/Rocky_Mountains)
| coordinates = {{Coord|45|43.9|N|113|54.3|W|type:pass}}
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}}

'''Gibbons Pass''' (el.&nbsp;2117&nbsp;m./6945&nbsp;ft.) is a high [mountain pass](/source/mountain_pass) in the [Rocky Mountains](/source/Rocky_Mountains) in [Montana](/source/Montana). It is situated on the [North American Continental Divide](/source/Continental_Divide_of_the_Americas). It was used by part of the [Lewis and Clark Expedition](/source/Lewis_and_Clark_Expedition) on their return trip.<ref>Saindon, 2003 p.131</ref><ref>Woodger, Toropov, 2009 pp.xx</ref> Gibbons Pass is also one of the most historic passes in Montana. The conflict with the Nez Perce Indians by Captain Gibbons began here. The pass was the main route for Indians, explorers, hunters and other traffic prior to the construction of US Highway 93.<ref>cyclepass.com, 2013</ref>

==See also==
* [Mountain passes in Montana](/source/Mountain_passes_in_Montana_(A-L))

==References==
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==Bibliography==
*{{cite book |last=Saindon |first=Robert A. |title=Explorations Into the World of Lewis and Clark, Volume 3 |ref=Saindon |year=2003 |pages=528 |publisher=<br>Digital Scanning Inc |isbn=9781582187655|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q_4lgD456ZgC}} <!-- <ref>Saindon, 2003 p.108</ref> -->
*{{cite book |last1=Woodger |first1=Elin  |last2=Toropov |first2=Brandon |title=Encyclopedia of the Lewis and Clark Expedition |ref=Woodger |publisher=<br>Infobase Publishing |year=2009  |pages=438 |isbn=978-0-8160-4781-9}} [https://books.google.com/books?id=8vYA0zDFy_IC Url]
<!-- <ref>Woodger, Toropov, 2009 pp.xx </ref> -->

*{{cite web  |title='''Gibbon's Pass''' |url=http://cyclepass.com/t_pmo_Gibbons.html |access-date=26 February 2013 |publisher=cyclepass.com |ref=cyclepass}} <!-- <ref>cyclepass.com, 2013</ref> -->
*[https://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/ USGS Geographic Names Information System]

{{Coord|45|43.9|N|113|54.3|W|type:pass|display=title}}
{{Montana}}

Category:Landforms of Beaverhead County, Montana
Category:Mountain passes of Montana
Category:Landforms of Ravalli County, Montana

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