Craig Pass
Mountain pass in Yellowstone National Park, United States
Craig Pass (el.8,262 feet (2,518 m)), is a mountain pass located on the Continental Divide in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, United States. The Grand Loop Road crosses the pass approximately 8 miles (13 km) east of Old Faithful Geyser.
The pass was named by Hiram Chittenden for Ida M. Craig (Wilcox), the daughter of a close friend, General James Craig. Ida Craig was purportedly the first tourist to cross the pass after it was completed in September, 1891.[2] Roads are usually open throughout the year, but they may be closed for a short time during winter when the weather is bad.
The small Isa Lake is located just west of the pass on the Grand Loop Road and is noted for striding the Continental Divide and draining into two different watersheds—the Atlantic via the Missouri River and the Pacific via the Snake River.
Notes
- ^ "Craig Pass". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Whittlesey, Lee (1988). Yellowstone Place Names. Helena, MT: Montana Historical Society Press. p. 39. ISBN 0-917298-15-2.
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Yellowstone National Park - Upper Geyser Basin
Geothermal features and other attractions in the Upper Geyser Basin
- Anemone Geyser
- Artemisia Geyser
- Atomizer Geyser
- Aurum Geyser
- Baby Daisy Geyser
- Beehive Geyser
- Big Cub Geyser
- Bijou Geyser
- Bulger Geyser
- Castle Geyser
- Comet Geyser
- Daisy Geyser
- Economic Geyser
- Fan and Mortar Geysers
- Giant Geyser
- Giantess Geyser
- Grand Geyser
- Grotto Geyser
- Jewel Geyser
- Lion Geyser
- Lone Star Geyser
- Old Faithful Geyser
- Penta Geyser
- Pump Geyser
- Riverside Geyser
- Sawmill Geyser
- Solitary Geyser
- Spasmodic Geyser
- Splendid Geyser
- Turban Geyser
- Vent Geyser
- West Triplet Geyser
- Craig Pass
- Isa Lake
- Kepler Cascades
- Firehole River
- Mystic Falls
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