Haskell Pass, elevation 4300 feet, is a historically significant but now little-used mountain pass in northwestern
Montana
Montana () is a state in the Mountain West division of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North Dakota and South Dakota to the east, Wyoming to the south, and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columb ...
, between the
Flathead and
Kootenai River drainages. From 1892 to 1904 it was traversed by the original main line of the
Great Northern Railway from
Kalispell to
Libby. This route was abandoned in favor of a longer but flatter route via the Stillwater, Tobacco, and Kootenai Rivers.
On the west side of the pass, much of the gravel Pleasant Valley Road lies atop the old roadbed. Near the summit, little evidence remains of the railroad with part of the 1400 feet summit tunnel having collapsed.
East of
Marion, Montana, the abandoned roadbed has become the Great Northern Historical Trail.1
References
Geography of Lincoln County, Montana
Landforms of Lincoln County, Montana
Mountain passes of Montana
Rail mountain passes of the United States
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