Stevens Pass

Infobox Mountain Pass
Name = Stevens Pass
Photo = Stevens Pass Signs 2700px.jpg
Caption =
Elevation = Convert|4056|ft|m|0|abbr=oncite map
publisher = United States Geological Survey
title = Snoqualmie Pass Quadrangle, Washington
year = 1987
edition = 1965 Photorevised 1987
scale = 1 : 24,000
series = 7,5 Minute Series (Topographic)
isbn = 0607577150 ]
Location= Washington, USA
Range = Cascades
Coordinates = coord|47|44.7|N|121|5.6|W|type:pass
Topographic

Traversed by = U.S. Highway 2

Stevens Pass (elevation Convert|4056|ft|m|0|abbr=on) is a mountain pass through the Cascade Mountains located at the border of King County and Chelan County in Washington, United States.

U.S. Highway 2 travels over the pass reaching a maximum elevation of Convert|4061|ft|m|0.cite web
url = http://www.cascadeloop.com/stevens_pass.html
title = Stevens Pass
accessdate = 2007-05-18
work = Cascade Loop Scenic Highway Loop in Washington State
publisher = Cascade Loop Association] The BNSF Railway's Cascade Tunnel lies Convert|2000|ft|m|-2 below the pass summit.

Stevens Pass is named after John Frank Stevens, the first European American to discover it.cite web
url= http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/streamliners/peopleevents/p_stevens.html
title= People & Events: John Stevens, 1853-1943
accessdate = 2007-05-18
year = 1999-2000
work= American Experience | Streamliners | People & Events
publisher = Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)] Native Americans had seasonally berry picked in the area, but used a nearby pass (Cady Pass @ 47.93222°N 121.17100°W, elevation: 4284 feet) to cross the Cascades, and had seemed to miss Stevens Pass as a suitable crossing point of the Cascade Range.

A recreation area by the pass contains a ski resort. Stevens Pass Ski Area is on Cowboy Mountain and Big Chief Mountain. The Pacific Crest Trail crosses US Highway 2 at Stevens Pass.

References

External links

* [http://www.stevenspass.com/ Stevens Pass ski area] official site