| Two Ocean Pass | |
|---|---|
 Modified portion of the USGS Two Ocean Pass Quadrangle[1] | |
| Elevation | 8,130 ft (2,478 m)[2] |
| Traversed by | North Two Ocean Creek |
| Location | Teton County, Wyoming |
| Range | Absaroka Range |
| Coordinates | 44°02′33″N 110°10′30″W / 44.04250°N 110.17500°W |
| Topo map | USGS Two Ocean Pass |
| Designated | October 1965 |
Two Ocean Pass is a mountain pass on North America's Continental Divide, in the Teton Wilderness, which is part of Wyoming's Bridger-Teton National Forest. The pass is notable for Parting of the Waters, where one stream, North Two Ocean Creek, splits into two distributaries, Pacific Creek and Atlantic Creek, at Parting of the Waters National Natural Landmark. These two creeks ultimately flow into their respective oceans.[3] Atlantic Creek water eventually flows into the Yellowstone River and empties into the Gulf of Mexico via the Missouri River and Mississippi River. Pacific Creek water eventually flows into the Snake River and empties into the Pacific via the Columbia River.
- ^ Two Ocean Pass Quadrangle, Wyoming-Teton Co. USGS Topographic Quadrangle, 1996: Note the 1996 quad does not show a split in the continental divide; however both the 1959 Two Ocean Pass, Wyoming 15 minute quadrangle and the 1982 Yellowstone National Park South, Wyo. 30x60 minute quad do show a split in the continental divide which includes the drainage basins of both North Two Ocean Creek and South Two Ocean Creek. The divide split is 8.7 kilometres (5.4 mi) in length.
- ^ "Two Ocean Pass". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 19, 2011.
- ^ Two Ocean Pass, National Natural Landmarks