Gibbons Pass

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| elevation_m = 2117

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| coordinates = {{Coord|45|43.9|N|113|54.3|W|type:pass}}

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Gibbons Pass (el. 2117 m./6945 ft.) is a high mountain pass in the Rocky Mountains in Montana. It is situated on the North American Continental Divide. It was used by part of the Lewis and Clark Expedition on their return trip.Saindon, 2003 p.131Woodger, Toropov, 2009 pp.xx Gibbons Pass is also one of the most historic passes in Montana. The conflict with the Nez Perce Indians by Captain Gibbons began here. The pass was the main route for Indians, explorers, hunters and other traffic prior to the construction of US Highway 93.cyclepass.com, 2013

References

{{cite book |last=Saindon |first=Robert A. |title=Explorations Into the World of Lewis and Clark, Volume 3 |ref=Saindon |year=2003 |pages=528 |publisher=
Digital Scanning Inc |isbn=9781582187655|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q_4lgD456ZgC}}
{{cite book |last1=Woodger |first1=Elin |last2=Toropov |first2=Brandon |title=Encyclopedia of the Lewis and Clark Expedition |ref=Woodger |publisher=
Infobase Publishing |year=2009 |pages=438 |isbn=978-0-8160-4781-9}} [https://books.google.com/books?id=8vYA0zDFy_IC Url]

{{cite web |title=Gibbon's Pass |url=http://cyclepass.com/t_pmo_Gibbons.html |access-date=26 February 2013 |publisher=cyclepass.com |ref=cyclepass}}
[http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/ USGS Geographic Names Information System]