Cadotte Pass

Cadotte Pass, known in the mid to late 1800s as Cadotte's Pass, is a pass in the Rocky Mountains located on the Continental Divide in the U.S. state of Montana. Pierre Cadotte, a white settler at Fort Benton, Montana, explored the pass in 1851.^[1] Prior to his exploration Tribal people utilized the pass while migrating to the buffalo hunting plains around the Sun River.^[2] Isaac Stevens, Governor of Washington Territory, named the pass after Cadotte in 1853.^[3] The pass is 6,073 feet (1,851 m) above sea level.^[4]

Cadotte Pass
Elevation	6,073 ft (1,851 m)
Location	Lewis and Clark County, Montana, United States
Range	Rocky Mountains
Coordinates	47°05′58″N 112°23′37″W
Topo map	USGS Cadotte Pass (MT)

See also

• List of mountain passes in Montana