USA Atigun Pass

At 1422 m above sea level, Atigun Pass in the Brooks Range is the highest point on the Dalton Highway. The pass is a continental divide; southern rivers flow into the Pacific or the Bering Sea, while northern rivers flow into the Arctic Ocean. In winter, the snow masses above the highway are bombarded with artillery shells on an avalanche zone several kilometers long to get them moving. The bare, treeless and shrub-less landscape with the winding highway in it is an eye-catcher.