Atigun Pass

Local nameAtigun Pass
LocationAlaska

Atigun Pass, elevation 4,739 feet, is a high mountain pass across the Brooks Range in Alaska, located at the head of the Dietrich River. It is where the Dalton Highway crosses the Continental Divide, and is the highest pass in Alaska that is maintained throughout the year. Atigun is the only pass in the Brooks Range that is crossed by a road. The pass has been responsible for taking many drivers off the road and is also home to avalanches during the winter.

Atigun is known among bush pilots for the difficulty of crossing the pass with small planes; Anaktuvuk Pass is favored as the safer flying route.The pass is often shown on the third and fourth seasons of the History Channel reality series Ice Road Truckers, which focuses on the challenges of driving on the Dalton Highway.

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Atigun Pass, Dalton… @ Bureau of Land Management
 

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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atigun_Pass

Address James Dalton Hwy, United States

Coordinates 68°7'48.659" N -149°28'50.286" E

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