Homestake Pass

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Homestake Pass
Marker placed along the former Northern Pacific Railway's crossing of Homestake Pass.
Elevation	1,929 m./6,329 ft.
Location	Montana,  United States
Range	Rocky Mountains
Coordinates	45°55.3′N, 112°25.2′W
Traversed by	Interstate 90 and BNSF Railway (inactive).

Homestake Pass is a mountain pass in the Rocky Mountains of Montana in the United States. It sits on the continental divide on the border between Jefferson County, Montana and Silver Bow County, Montana, 6 miles south-southeast of Butte, Montana in Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest at a height of 6,329 ft (1,929m).

The Northern Pacific Railway used the pass for its line from Logan, Montana to Garrison, Montana via Butte, Montana (Rocky Mountain Division, Second and Fourth Subdivisions) built in 1889. The line over the pass is currently owned by BNSF Railway, but has been inactive since 1983. This was Northern Pacific's scenic transcontinental passenger train route used by the famous North Coast Limited.