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== Recreation == |
== Recreation == |
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The [[Continental Divide Trail]] reaches this location in northern [[Wyoming]]. It is not easily accessible from either direction, but well worth the hike. |
The [[Continental Divide Trail]] reaches this location in northern [[Wyoming]]. It is not easily accessible from either direction, but well worth the hike. {{Citation needed}} |
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[[File:Two oceans parting.JPG|thumb|Here Two Ocean Creek spits in two directions on the Continental Divide. Water on the left in this 2011 photo goes to the Atlantic and water on the right to the Pacific Ocean.|348x348px|left]] |
[[File:Two oceans parting.JPG|thumb|Here Two Ocean Creek spits in two directions on the Continental Divide. Water on the left in this 2011 photo goes to the Atlantic and water on the right to the Pacific Ocean.|348x348px|left]] |
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Revision as of 20:11, 21 April 2015
Two Ocean Pass | |
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Elevation | 8,130 ft (2,478 m)[2] |
Traversed by | North Two Ocean Creek |
Location | Teton County, Wyoming |
Range | Absaroka Range |
Coordinates | 44°02′28″N 110°10′03″W / 44.04111°N 110.16750°W |
Topo map | USGS Two Ocean Pass |
Designated | October 1965 |
Two Ocean Pass is a mountain pass on North America's Continental Divide, in the Teton Wilderness, which is part of Wyoming's Bridger-Teton National Forest. The pass is notable for Parting of the Waters, where one stream, North Two Ocean Creek, splits into two distributaries, Pacific Creek and Atlantic Creek, which ultimately flow into their respective oceans.[3] Atlantic Creek water eventually flows into the Yellowstone River and empties into the Atlantic via the Missouri River and Mississippi River. Pacific Creek water eventually flows into the Snake River and empties into the Pacific via the Columbia River.
Recreation
The Continental Divide Trail reaches this location in northern Wyoming. It is not easily accessible from either direction, but well worth the hike. [citation needed]
References
- ^ Two Ocean Pass Quadrangle, Wyoming-Teton Co. USGS Topographic Quadrangle, 1996: Note the 1996 quad does not show a split in the continental divide; however both the 1959 Two Ocean Pass, Wyoming 15 minute quadrangle and the 1982 Yellowstone National Park South, Wyo. 30x60 minute quad do show a split in the continental divide which includes the drainage basins of both North Two Ocean Creek and South Two Ocean Creek. The divide split is 8.7 kilometres (5.4 mi) in length.
- ^ "Two Ocean Pass". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-02-19.
- ^ Two Ocean Pass, National Natural Landmarks
- ^ Barton Warren Evermann: Two-Ocean Pass. In: Popular Science Monthly. V. 47, 1895, pp. 175–186
External links
- Two Ocean Pass National Natural Landmark, National Park Service website.
- Parting of the Waters: a creek that flows to two oceans
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Two Ocean Pass
- America's Little-Known Natural Wonders: Spectacular destinations you may not know about, By Christopher Vourlias, Forbes Traveler via Yahoo Traveler, 9/1/09.