Pipestone Pass

Pipestone Pass

Infobox Mountain Pass
Name = Pipestone Pass
Photo = Pipestone_Pass.jpg
Caption = West portal of the Milwaukee Road's Pipestone Pass Tunnel.
Elevation = 1,935 m./6,347 ft.
Location = Montana, USA
Range = Rocky Mountains
Coordinates = coord|45|51.35|N|112|26.3|W|type:pass
Topographic

Traversed by = Montana State Route 2 and abandoned Milwaukee Road mainline (via Pipestone Tunnel).

Pipestone Pass is a mountain pass in the Rocky Mountains of Montana in the United States. It sits on the continental divide in Silver Bow County, Montana, 10 miles south of Butte, Montana in Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest at a height of 6,347 ft (1,935m).

The Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad (commonly known as the Milwaukee Road) used the pass for its crossing of the Continental Divide on its mainline between Chicago, Illinois and the Pacific Northwest. The line was built as part of the Milwaukee Road's Pacific Extension, which was completed in 1909. The railroad line cut under the pass via the 2,290 ft. Pipestone Pass Tunnel. The line was electrified in 1915 and served the Milwaukee Road's premium transcontinental passenger train, the "Olympian" (later the "Olympian Hiawatha"). A poor competitive position against the rival Burlington Northern Railroad and substantial losses caused the Milwaukee Road to abandon the line in 1980.


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