Parting of the Waters

Parting of the Waters is an unusual hydrologic site near on the Great Divide, within the Teton Wilderness Area of Bridger-Teton National Forest, , United States.
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Photo: Ericshawwhite, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: point on the North American continental divide where water flows to either the Atlantic or the Pacific Ocean
  • Also known as: “Parting of the Waters National Natural Landmark” and “Parting of the Waters Natural Landmark”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Two Ocean Pass.

Mountain saddle
Photo: Barton Warren Evermann, Public domain.
is a mountain pass on 's Continental Divide, in the Teton Wilderness, which is part of 's Bridger-Teton National Forest.

Parting of the Waters

Latitude
44.04283° or 44° 2′ 34″ north
Longitude
-110.17536° or 110° 10′ 31″ west
Elevation
8,192 feet (2,497 metres)
Open location code
85PF2RVF+4V
Open­Street­Map ID
node 470593241
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map feature
waterway=­bifurcation
Geo­Names ID
5834646
Wiki­data ID
Q7140601
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Venetian—“Parting of the Waters” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مفترق المياه”
  • French: “Parting of the Waters”
  • Venetian: “Parting of the Waters”

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