Butterfield Pass
{{Short description|Gap in the Maricopa Mountains, Arizona}}
Butterfield Pass is a gap in the range of the Maricopa Mountains in Maricopa County, Arizona. The pass lies at an elevation of {{convert|1,755|ft|m|abbr=off|disp=x| / |sp=us}}.{{GNIS|2309|Butterfield Pass}}
History
This pass was originally known as Pima Pass during the years the Butterfield Overland Mail route ran through it. Later it was renamed to memorialize the stage line.Sanders, Kirby, Butterfield Overland Mail Route Through New Mexico and Arizona, Kirby Sanders and Amazon Createspace, 2013{{rp|131}}
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