Eagle Pass (el. 7,464 ft/2,275 m) is a high

mountain pass A mountain pass is a navigable route through a mountain range or over a ridge. Since many of the world's mountain ranges have presented formidable barriers to travel, passes have played a key role in trade, war, and both Human migration, human a ...

in Lake County, Montana in the United States. It is called nšt̓ew̓s sx̣ʷcusi in

Salish Salish () may refer to: * Salish peoples, a group of First Nations/Native Americans ** Coast Salish peoples, several First Nations/Native American groups in the coastal regions of the Pacific Northwest ** Interior Salish peoples, several First Nat ...

, or "Standing in Middle" because a pillar of rock stands in the middle of the pass.

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Eagle Pass
Montana Hometown Locator Mountain passes of Montana Landforms of Lake County, Montana {{LakeCountyMT-geo-stub