Montana Gazetteer
Colter Pass is a physical feature (gap) in Park County. The primary coordinates for Colter Pass places it within the MT 59020 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Colter Pass |
| Category: | Montana physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Gap |
| Description: | In the Beartooth Mountains, 3.2 km (2 mi) ENE of Cooke City. |
| History: | Named for John Colter, a member of the Lewis and Clark expedition, who crossed the pass in 1807, the year in which he discovered the now Yellowstone National Park. |
| County: | Park County |
| Latitude: | 45.0266077 |
| Longitude: | -109.890736 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Colter Pass: Colter Pass.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Colter Pass does not include property ownership information.
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Cooke City, MT
(2.4 miles WSW) |
Silver Gate, MT
(4.9 miles WSW) |
| Alpine, MT (17.1 miles NE) |
