Saint Paul Pass |
Saint Paul Pass - Shoshone County / Mineral County - Idaho / Montana - 5,144 feet
Rainy Creek to northeast. Cliff Creek to southwest.
On FR-506 (Rainy Creek Rd / Cliff Creek Rd) about 4.5 miles southwest of I-90, exit 5, between Mullan and Saltese, Montana.
gravel - dual sport or road bike
photos by Scott Westfall, 7/30/2021
On Rainy Creek Rd 506, about 2.3 miles SW of I-90, Exit 5, and about 2 miles NE of summit. |
Also on Rainy Creek Rd 506, about 2 miles NE of summit. |
At the summit. |
At the summit. |
Notes from Scott: Roland Summit sits above the St Paul Pass Tunnel (or Taft Tunnel) in Idaho's Bitteroot Range. The tunnel was
the high point along Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad (CMStP&P)'s Pacific Extension to Puget Sound, referred to
as the Milwaukee Road. The tunnel is now part of the Route of the Hiawatha bike trail, which runs 15 miles mostly downhill from
its origin at the East Portal just west of I-90 exit 5 to the St Joe River. The trail is named for the Olympic Hiawatha, a train
which ran "one of the most scenic railway routes in America" from 1947 to 1961.
References and further reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Paul_Pass_Tunnel
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milwaukee_Road
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympian_Hiawatha
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lookout_Pass_Ski_and_Recreation_Area#Route_of_the_Hiawatha_Trail
https://www.ridethehiawatha.com/trail-maps
https://keenonadventuring.wordpress.com/2015/05/28/route-of-the-hiawatha/
Feature Name | ID | Class | County | State | Latitude | Longitude | Ele(ft) | Map | BGN Date | Entry Date |
Saint Paul Pass | 398449 | Gap | Shoshone | ID | 472324N | 1153854W | 5144 | Lookout Pass | 01-AUG-1990 | 26-JUN-2019 |
Saint Paul Pass Tunnel | 374871 | Tunnel | Shoshone | ID | 472322N | 1153900W | 5164 | Lookout Pass | - | 21-JUN-1979 |
Roland Summit | 394318 | Summit | Shoshone | ID | 472312N | 1153959W | 5013 | Lookout Pass | - | 01-DEC-1991 |