Grand Pacific Pass
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Grand Pacific Pass, 738 m (2421 ft), is a significant mountain pass
in the Fairweather Range
of the Alsek Ranges
of the Saint Elias Mountains
, standing northeast of the massif containing Mount Fairweather
. A glacial pass, it is impassable for ordinary purposes. The pass forms the divide between Grand Pacific Glacier
and Melbern Glacier, which flow south and north to Tarr Inlet and the Alsek River
, respectively.
Mountain pass
A mountain pass is a route through a mountain range or over a ridge. If following the lowest possible route, a pass is locally the highest point on that route...
in the Fairweather Range
Fairweather Range
The Fairweather Range is the unofficial name for a mountain range located in the U.S. state of Alaska and the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is the southernmost range of the Saint Elias Mountains...
of the Alsek Ranges
Alsek Ranges
The Alsek Ranges are the southeasternmost subdivision of the Saint Elias Mountains of the Pacific Cordillera. They span the region between the Alsek River, Glacier Bay and the Kelsall River...
of the Saint Elias Mountains
Saint Elias Mountains
The Saint Elias Mountains are a subgroup of the Pacific Coast Ranges, located in southeastern Alaska in the United States, southwestern Yukon and the very far northwestern part of British Columbia in Canada. The range spans Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve in the USA and Kluane...
, standing northeast of the massif containing Mount Fairweather
Mount Fairweather
Mount Fairweather , is one of the world's highest coastal mountains at 4,671 metres It is located east of the Pacific Ocean on the border of Alaska, United States and western British Columbia, Canada...
. A glacial pass, it is impassable for ordinary purposes. The pass forms the divide between Grand Pacific Glacier
Grand Pacific Glacier
Grand Pacific Glacier is a 25-mile long glacier in British Columbia and Alaska. It begins in Glacier Bay National Park in the St...
and Melbern Glacier, which flow south and north to Tarr Inlet and the Alsek River
Alsek River
The Alsek River is a wilderness river flowing from the Yukon into Northern British Columbia and into Alaska. The surrounding area from the Western edge of the Alsek to East of the East Alsek is known to locals as Dry Bay.-Course:...
, respectively.