| Nugents Pass | |
|---|---|
  The pass is located in Cochise County | |
| Elevation | 4,593 ft (1,400 m)[1] |
| Location |  Arizona United States |
| Coordinates | 32°11′00″N 110°06′02″W / 32.1834091°N 110.1006262°W |
| Topo map | USGS Steele Hills |
Nugents Pass or Nugent's Pass is a gap at an elevation of 4,593 feet (1,400 m) in Cochise County, Arizona. The pass was named for John Nugent, who provided notes of his journey with a party of Forty-Niners across what became the Tucson Cutoff to Lt. John G. Parke, on expedition to identify a feasible railroad route from the Pima Villages to the Rio Grande.[2]
- ^ "Nugents Pass". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
- ^ Report of Captain A. A. Humphreys, Topographical Engineers, Upon the progress of the Pacific Railroad Expeditions and Surveys, Report of the Secretary of War, Dec. 1, 1856, Message from the President of the United States to the Two Houses of Congress at the Commencement of the third session of the 34th Congress, 34th Congress, 3d Session, House of Representatives, Ex. Doc. No. 1, Vol. II, Cornelius Wendell, Washington, 1856, pp. 206–209