# Monida Pass
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{{Short description|Mountain pass in United States}}
{{Infobox mountain pass
| name = Monida Pass
| photo = Beaver Canyon.jpg
| photo_caption = Beaver Canyon
| photo_width = 260px
| elevation_ft = 6870
| elevation_ref =
| traversed = {{jct|country=USA|I|15}}
| map = United States##Idaho
| map_caption = Location in the [United States](/source/United_States)##Location on [Idaho](/source/Idaho)-[Montana](/source/Montana) border
| map_size = 260
| label = Monida Pass
| location = [Beaverhead County, Montana](/source/Beaverhead_County%2C_Montana) /
[Clark County, Idaho](/source/Clark_County%2C_Idaho), U.S.
| range = [Bitterroot Range](/source/Bitterroot_Range),
[Rocky Mountains](/source/Rocky_Mountains)
| coords = {{coord|44.55861|N|112.30556|W|type:pass|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_ref =
| topo =
}}
'''Monida Pass''' is a high [mountain pass](/source/mountain_pass) in the northern [Rocky Mountains](/source/Rocky_Mountains) of the [western](/source/Western_United_States) [United States](/source/United_States), at an [elevation](/source/elevation) of {{convert|6870|ft|0}} above [sea level](/source/sea_level) on [Interstate 15](/source/Interstate_15_in_Idaho), and {{convert|6820|ft|0}} on the [Union Pacific Railroad](/source/Union_Pacific_Railroad).{{citation needed|date=February 2018}}
On the [Continental Divide](/source/Continental_Divide_of_the_Americas) in the [Bitterroot Range](/source/Bitterroot_Range), it marks the transition between the [Beaverhead Mountains](/source/Bitterroot_Range) and the [Centennial Mountains](/source/Bitterroot_Range). Its name is derived from the states that it separates, "Mon" from [Montana](/source/Montana) and "-ida" from [Idaho](/source/Idaho).[[http://www.ultimatemontana.com/sectionpages/Section6/monida.html UltimateMontana.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080516034052/http://www.ultimatemontana.com/sectionpages/Section6/monida.html |date=2008-05-16 }}. retrieved 2008-04-24.]
The pass forms part of the border between eastern [Idaho](/source/Idaho) and southwestern [Montana](/source/Montana), and is between the towns of [Spencer](/source/Spencer%2C_Idaho) in [Clark County](/source/Clark_County%2C_Idaho) and [Lima](/source/Lima%2C_Montana) in [Beaverhead County](/source/Beaverhead_County%2C_Montana). On the Idaho side is [Beaver Creek](/source/Beaver_Creek_(Camas_Creek)) running through Beaver Canyon, which was the route of the [Utah and Northern Railway](/source/Utah_and_Northern_Railway) in 1880 and is still used by Union Pacific.[[http://imnh.isu.edu/ Idaho Museum of Natural History] - [http://imnh.isu.edu/digitalatlas/ Digital Atlas of Idaho] - [http://imnh.isu.edu/digitalatlas/geog/rrt/rrtzoom.htm Rocks, Rails & Trails] - [http://imnh.isu.edu/digitalatlas/geog/rrt/part3/35.htm Part 3, History of Eastern Idaho] - "[http://imnh.isu.edu/digitalatlas/geog/rrt/part3/chp7/50.htm The Gold Road & the Coming of the Railroads]," [http://imnh.isu.edu/digitalatlas/geog/rrt/part3/chp7/54.htm Page 54]. Retrieved 4 March 2007.]
thumb|A disused barn
on Monida Pass
thumb|Humphrey, Idaho
[[Image:Monida, Montana.jpg|thumb|[Monida, Montana](/source/Monida%2C_Montana)]]
Union Pacific once had an icemaking plant at [Humphrey, Idaho](/source/Humphrey%2C_Idaho), which is now a [ghost town](/source/ghost_town); [Monida, Montana](/source/Monida%2C_Montana), which is near the top of the pass, is also almost a ghost town, as only seven people now live there at {{convert|6780|ft|0}}, {{convert|90|ft|0|spell=in}} below the pass {{nowrap|on I-15.}}
thumb|left|2008 photo of Stage Coach Barn for travel north to Dillon and east to Yellowstone
In the late 19th century, [stagecoach](/source/stagecoach)es ferried tourists from the railroad at Monida Pass to [Yellowstone National Park](/source/Yellowstone_National_Park), until UP built a [branch line](/source/branch_line) to the park over [Reas Pass](/source/Reas_Pass). [Interstate 15](/source/Interstate_15_in_Montana), the "Veterans Memorial Highway," runs through the pass and north to the international boundary with [Canada](/source/Canada) at [Sweetgrass](/source/Sweetgrass%2C_Montana).[[http://data.opi.state.mt.us/bills/mca_toc/index.htm Montana Code Annotated 2005] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070216144007/http://data.opi.state.mt.us/bills/mca_toc/index.htm |date=2007-02-16 }} - [http://data.opi.state.mt.us/bills/mca_toc/60.htm 60] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070409173102/http://data.opi.state.mt.us/bills/mca_toc/60.htm |date=2007-04-09 }}-[http://data.opi.state.mt.us/bills/mca_toc/60_1.htm 1] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070410003048/http://data.opi.state.mt.us/bills/mca_toc/60_1.htm |date=2007-04-10 }}-[http://data.opi.state.mt.us/bills/mca/60/1/60-1-203.htm 203. Veterans memorial highway] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071109230407/http://data.opi.state.mt.us/bills/mca/60/1/60-1-203.htm |date=2007-11-09 }}. Retrieved 4 March 2007.]
==See also==
* [Mountain passes in Montana](/source/Mountain_passes_in_Montana_(M-Z))
== References ==
{{reflist}}
{{refbegin}}
* {{cite book| title=Colorado Rail Annual No. 15| author=Ferrel, Hauck, Myers| publisher=the Colorado Railroad Museum| year=1981| id=US 0-918654-15-7 }}
* [http://www.idahoaclimbingguide.com/ Idaho: A Climbing Guide] - [http://www.idahoaclimbingguide.com/id76.htm 76]. Retrieved 4 March 2007.
* [http://www.fs.fed.us/ USDA Forest Service] - [http://www.fs.fed.us/r1/b-d/ Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest] - {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090114123831/http://www.fs.fed.us/r1/b-d/cultural-resources/ |date=January 14, 2009 |title=Cultural Resources }} - {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090118043533/http://www.fs.fed.us/r1/b-d/cultural-resources/history/historic-period.htm |date=January 18, 2009 |title=Historic Period }}. Retrieved 4 March 2007.
* [http://imnh.isu.edu/ Idaho Museum of Natural History] - [http://imnh.isu.edu/digitalatlas/ Digital Atlas of Idaho] - "[http://imnh.isu.edu/digitalatlas/main/idovrntr.htm A Brief Introduction to Idaho]." Retrieved 4 March 2007.
{{refend}}
==External links==
*[http://rwis.mdt.mt.gov/scanweb/SWFrame.asp?Pageid=Camera&Units=English&Groupid=&Siteid=267001&Senid=&WxId=26710&DisplayClass=Java&SenType=All&SenStatus=&Camera=1 Montana Dept. of Transportation] - webcam - Monida Pass
{{Beaverhead County, Montana}}
Category:Mountain passes of Idaho
Category:Mountain passes of Montana
Category:Landforms of Beaverhead County, Montana
Category:Landforms of Clark County, Idaho
Category:Rail mountain passes of the United States
Category:Great Divide of North America
Category:Borders of Idaho
Category:Borders of Montana
Category:Transportation in Beaverhead County, Montana
Category:Transportation in Clark County, Idaho
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