Babyshoe Pass
{{Short description|High pass in Washington state, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox mountain pass
| name = Babyshoe Pass
| photo = View of Mt Adams from Babyshoe Pass.JPG
| photo_caption = The graveled section of Forest Route 23 traverses Babyshoe Pass, in the Midway High Lakes Area on the northwest side of Mount Adams.
| elevation_ft = 4350
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| traversed = U.S. Forest Route 23
| location = Skamania County, Washington, U.S.
| range = Cascades
| coords = {{coord|46.26802|N|121.6046|W|type:pass_region:US-WA_source:ACME Mapper|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
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Babyshoe Pass, is a high pass within Gifford Pinchot National Forest. Forest Route 23 traverses the pass, northwest of Mount Adams in the State of Washington, between Mount Adams flank to the east and Babyshoe Ridge to the west. The pass separates the Lewis River Watershed and the Cispus River drainage. It was built to connect a Forest Highway (Forest Route 23) together, providing the main north-south access on the east side of the Gifford Pinchot National Forest and the many trails within or near the Mount Adams Wilderness and the Midway High Lakes Area.{{cite news |last=Jackson |first=Kristin |title=Savor Scenery On Back Road Into Mount Adams Country |url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/19950903/2139508/savor-scenery-on-back-road-into-mount-adams-country |access-date=April 13, 2013 |newspaper=The Seattle Times}}
The source of Babyshoe Falls is a stream that drains through the pass.
Location
It is located at {{convert|4350|ft|m}} along with Primary Forest Route 23, between the Primary Forest Route 90 junction and the Primary Forest Route 21 junction. The pass is located in the Midway High Lakes Area of Mount Adams, offering five high-elevation lakes within a seven-mile radius,{{cite web |title=Gifford Pinchot National Forest - About the Forest: Midway High Lakes |url=http://www.fs.usda.gov/main/giffordpinchot/about-forest |accessdate=21 April 2013}} the most popular being Takhlakh Lake.{{cite web |title=White Pass Scenic Byway: Itinerary: High Lakes Loop |url=http://www.whitepassbyway.com/roadtrips/highlakesloop.html |accessdate=21 April 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130630141509/http://www.whitepassbyway.com/roadtrips/highlakesloop.html |archive-date=30 June 2013 |url-status=dead }}{{cite book |title=Best Hikes With Kids: Western Washington & the Cascades |first=Joan |last=Burton |isbn=978-0898865660 |location=Seattle |publisher=Mountaineers Books |year=2006}}
See also
References
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Category:Mount Adams (Washington)
Category:Forest Highways in the United States
Category:Gifford Pinchot National Forest
Category:Mountain passes of Washington (state)
Category:Landforms of Skamania County, Washington
Category:Transportation in Skamania County, Washington