Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Mullan Pass is a mountain pass in the Rocky Mountains of Montana in the United States. It sits on the Continental Divide on the border between Powell County and Lewis and Clark County, 13.25 miles (21.32 km) west of Helena in the Helena National Forest at an elevation of 5,902 feet (1,799 m).The Northern Pacific Railway (NP) used the pass for its line from Logan, Montana, to Garrison, Montana, via Helena, built in 1883. This line was the NP's primary freight route and was also used by their secondary passenger train, the Mainstreeter. The NP also built an alternate line over Homestake Pass, which was used by their primary passenger train, the North Coast Limited. The rail line over Mullan Pass is currently operated by Montana Rail Link. The line crosses under the pass and the Continental Divide at an elevation of 5,566 feet (1,697 m) via the 3,426-foot (1,044 m) long Mullan Tunnel.The pass was named after Lieutenant John Mullan, the army engineer who first crossed the pass on March 22, 1854, and later supervised construction of the Mullan Road, the first road over the pass, in 1860.. }
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- Mullan_Pass abstract "Mullan Pass is a mountain pass in the Rocky Mountains of Montana in the United States. It sits on the Continental Divide on the border between Powell County and Lewis and Clark County, 13.25 miles (21.32 km) west of Helena in the Helena National Forest at an elevation of 5,902 feet (1,799 m).The Northern Pacific Railway (NP) used the pass for its line from Logan, Montana, to Garrison, Montana, via Helena, built in 1883. This line was the NP's primary freight route and was also used by their secondary passenger train, the Mainstreeter. The NP also built an alternate line over Homestake Pass, which was used by their primary passenger train, the North Coast Limited. The rail line over Mullan Pass is currently operated by Montana Rail Link. The line crosses under the pass and the Continental Divide at an elevation of 5,566 feet (1,697 m) via the 3,426-foot (1,044 m) long Mullan Tunnel.The pass was named after Lieutenant John Mullan, the army engineer who first crossed the pass on March 22, 1854, and later supervised construction of the Mullan Road, the first road over the pass, in 1860.".