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{{Short description|Mountain pass in Montana, United States}}
{{Infobox mountain pass
{{Infobox mountain pass
| name = Skalkaho Pass
| name = Skalkaho Pass
| photo = Skalfalls.jpg|50px
| photo = Skalfalls.jpg
| photo_caption = Skalkaho Falls near the head of the pass.
| photo_caption = Skalkaho Falls near the head of the pass.
| elevation_ft = 7258
| elevation_ft = 7258
| elevation_ref =
| elevation_ref =
| traversed = [[File:MT-38.svg|20px]] [[Montana Highway 38]]
| traversed = [[File:MT-38.svg|20px]] [[Montana Highway 38]]
| location = [[Ravalli County, Montana]], {{USA}}
| location = [[Ravalli County, Montana]], [[United States]]
| range = [[Sapphire Mountains]]
| range = [[Sapphire Mountains]]
| coordinates = {{coord|46.2457|N|113.7734|W |format=dms |type:pass_region:US-MT |display=inline,title}}
| coordinates = {{coord|46.2457|N|113.7734|W |format=dms |type:pass_region:US-MT |display=inline,title}}
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The '''Skalkaho Pass''' ([[Montana Salish|Salish]]: '''Sq̓x̣q̓x̣ó''', "many trails" <ref>{{Cite web
⚫
The '''Skalkaho Pass''', {{convert|7258|ft|m}} above sea level,<ref>[http://books.google.be/books?id=5iCOgwEUcHIC&pg=PA303&lpg=PA303&dq=Skalkaho+Pass&source=web&ots=YiqJ2gnunk&sig=xq_o-eS1VxxXPzfFgJnSCRdrXEk&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=10&ct=result Federal Writers' Project Montana, ''Montana: A State Guide Book'' pub. US History Publishers, 1939 ISBN 1-60354-025-3 p. 303]</ref> is a [[Mountain pass|pass]] in the [[Sapphire Mountains]] in southwest Montana traversed by [[Montana Highway 38]].<ref name = "MontanaOfficial">{{Cite web
| title = Salish Audio Files
| work = Salish-Pend d'Oreille Culture Committee
| accessdate = 2014-06-28
| date = 2014
| url = http://www.salishaudio.org/SalishLC/SalishLC.html
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}}</ref>), {{convert|7258|ft|m}} above sea level,<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=5iCOgwEUcHIC&pg=PA303 Federal Writers' Project Montana, ''Montana: A State Guide Book'' pub. US History Publishers, 1939] {{ISBN|1-60354-025-3}} p. 303</ref> is a [[Mountain pass|pass]] in the [[Sapphire Mountains]] in southwest Montana traversed by [[Montana Highway 38]].<ref name = "MontanaOfficial">{{Cite web
| title = Skalkaho Pass
| title = Skalkaho Pass
| work = Montana, Official State Travel Site
| work = Montana, Official State Travel Site
| accessdate = 2013-10-02
| accessdate = 2013-10-02
| url = http://visitmt.com/listing/categories_NET/MoreInfo.aspx?IDRRecordID=12543&siteid=32
| url = http://visitmt.com/listing/categories_NET/MoreInfo.aspx?IDRRecordID=12543&siteid=32
}} </ref>
}}</ref>


The road over the pass connects the towns of [[Hamilton, Montana|Hamilton]] in the [[Bitterroot Valley]] and [[Philipsburg, Montana|Philipsburg]] in Flint Creek Valley and remains the only direct route between these two important agricultural areas. Originally an Indian route, Highway&nbsp;38 was built in 1924 to link mountainous mining areas with the agricultural settlements in the valleys.<ref name = "MontanaOfficial"/><ref>[http://www.ultimatemontana.com/sectionpages/Section7/Hamilton/skalkahopass.html Skalkaho Pass & Wildlife Area<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The route is closed during winter due to heavy snowfall. Skalkaho Falls are near the top of the pass ({{coord|46.2577|N|113.8268|W |format=dms |type:pass_region:US-MT |name=Skalkaho Falls}}).
The road over the pass connects the towns of [[Hamilton, Montana|Hamilton]] in the [[Bitterroot Valley]] and [[Philipsburg, Montana|Philipsburg]] in Flint Creek Valley and remains the only direct route between these two important agricultural areas. Originally an Indian route, Highway&nbsp;38 was built in 1924 to link mountainous mining areas with the agricultural settlements in the valleys.<ref name = "MontanaOfficial"/><ref>[http://www.ultimatemontana.com/sectionpages/Section7/Hamilton/skalkahopass.html Skalkaho Pass & Wildlife Area]</ref> The route is closed during winter due to heavy snowfall.
Skalkaho Falls ({{coord|46.2577|N|113.8268|W |format=dms |type:pass_region:US-MT |name=Skalkaho Falls | display = inline}}) is near the top of the pass.


==See also==
==See also==
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[[Category:Mountain passes of Montana]]
[[Category:Mountain passes of Montana]]
[[Category:Landforms of Ravalli County, Montana]]
[[Category:Landforms of Ravalli County, Montana]]


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Skalkaho Pass
Skalkaho Falls near the head of the pass.
Elevation7,258 ft (2,212 m)
Traversed by Montana Highway 38
LocationRavalli County, Montana, United States
RangeSapphire Mountains
Coordinates46°14′45″N 113°46′24″W / 46.2457°N 113.7734°W / 46.2457; -113.7734
Topo mapUSGS Skalkaho Pass

The Skalkaho Pass (Salish: Sq̓x̣q̓x̣ó, "many trails" [1]), 7,258 feet (2,212 m) above sea level,[2] is a pass in the Sapphire Mountains in southwest Montana traversed by Montana Highway 38.[3]

The road over the pass connects the towns of Hamilton in the Bitterroot Valley and Philipsburg in Flint Creek Valley and remains the only direct route between these two important agricultural areas. Originally an Indian route, Highway 38 was built in 1924 to link mountainous mining areas with the agricultural settlements in the valleys.[3][4] The route is closed during winter due to heavy snowfall.

Skalkaho Falls (46°15′28″N 113°49′36″W / 46.2577°N 113.8268°W / 46.2577; -113.8268 (Skalkaho Falls)) is near the top of the pass.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Salish Audio Files". Salish-Pend d'Oreille Culture Committee. 2014. Retrieved 2014-06-28.
  2. ^ Federal Writers' Project Montana, Montana: A State Guide Book pub. US History Publishers, 1939 ISBN 1-60354-025-3 p. 303
  3. ^ a b "Skalkaho Pass". Montana, Official State Travel Site. Retrieved 2013-10-02.
  4. ^ Skalkaho Pass & Wildlife Area
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