Wild Rose Pass

Wild Rose Pass is a gap in the Davis Mountains in Jeff Davis County, Texas. It lies at an elevation of 4,554 feet / 1,388 meters.[1]

History

Wild Rose Pass was where travelers on the San Antonio-El Paso Road passed into the uplands of West Texas, bypassing a narrows in Limpia Canyon on its way to Fort Davis.

The site today

Wild Rose Pass is today along the route of Texas State Highway 17 northeast of Fort Davis, Texas.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wild Rose Pass

Coordinates: 30°42′52″N 103°46′57″W / 30.71444°N 103.78250°W / 30.71444; -103.78250

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