To the east, in northern Wyoming and Montana, the Continental Divide separates the Columbia watershed from the Mississippi-Missouri watershed, which empties into the Gulf of Mexico.

To the northeast, mostly along the southern border between British Columbia and Alberta, the Continental Divide separates the Columbia watershed from the Nelson-Lake Winnipeg-Saskatchewan watershed, which empties into Hudson Bay.

The Mississippi and Nelson watersheds are separated by the Laurentian Divide, which meets the Continental Divide at Triple Divide Peak near the headwaters of the Columbia's Flathead River tributary.

Further north along the Continental Divide, a short portion of the combined Continental and Laurentian divides separate the Columbia watershed from the MacKenzie-Slave-Athabasca watershed, which empties into the Arctic Ocean.

This divide meets the Continental Divide at Snow Dome ( also known as Dome ), near the northernmost bend of the Columbia River.

The Tilaran Range is part of the Continental Divide east of Lake Arenal and the nearby active volcano Arenal, and running into the Cordillera Central range further east.

The Central Range continues the Continental Divide east of Cordillera de Tilarán.

The range forms part of the southern region of the Continental Divide, the highest peak being the extinct stratovolcano Miravalles at 2, 028 m. Peaks include:

Frémont was preparing to lead his first expedition and was looking for a guide to take him to South Pass on the Continental Divide.

One goal of the expedition had been to locate the Buenaventura River, what was believed to be a major east-west river connecting the Continental Divide with the Pacific Ocean.

They followed the Missouri to its headwaters, and over the Continental Divide at Lemhi Pass.

On July 3, before crossing the Continental Divide, the Corps split into two teams so Lewis could explore the Marias River.

The land purchased contained all of present-day Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska ; parts of Minnesota that were west of the Mississippi River ; most of North Dakota ; most of South Dakota ; northeastern New Mexico ; northern Texas ; the portions of Montana, Wyoming, and Colorado east of the Continental Divide ; Louisiana west of the Mississippi River, including the city of New Orleans ; and small portions of land that would eventually become part of the Canadian provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan.

The idea of using this particular raw material originated from Edison's recalling his examination of a few threads from a bamboo fishing pole while relaxing on the shore of Battle Lake in the present-day state of Wyoming, where he and other members of a scientific team had traveled so that they could clearly observe a total eclipse of the sun on July 29, 1878, from the Continental Divide.

The valley is approximately 122 miles ( 196 km ) long and 74 miles ( 119 km ) wide, extending from the Continental Divide on the northwest rim into New Mexico on the south.

The river is formed by the joining of several streams at the base of Canby Mountain, just east of the Continental Divide.

A further genus of astacid crayfish is found in the Pacific Northwest and the headwaters of some rivers east of the Continental Divide.

Another map attributed to William Clark indicates John Colter entered Jackson Hole from the northeast, crossing the Continental Divide at either Togwotee Pass or Union Pass and left the region after crossing Teton Pass, following the well established Native American trails.

The Eastern Continental Divide runs along portions of Backbone Mountain.

From Salida, the D & RG pushed west over the Continental Divide at the Marshall Pass and reached Gunnison on August 6, 1881.

They then traveled overland up the Blackfoot River and crossed the Continental Divide at Lewis and Clark Pass and on to the head of the Missouri River.

Fear of Indian attack near Union Pass in Wyoming forced the group further south where they luckily discovered South Pass, a wide and easy pass over the Continental Divide.

The Continental Divide Snowmobile Trail is a popular maintained snowmobile route that can be accessed from Togwotee Pass.

The Appalachian Trail, the Continental Divide Trail, and the Pacific Crest Trail form what is known as the Triple Crown of long distance hiking in the United States .< ref name =" internationalat. org ">

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The Continental Divide Trail follows the divide through the U. S. from the Mexican border to the Canadian border.

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The Pacific Crest Trail, Appalachian Trail, and Continental Divide Trail were the first three long distance trails in the U. S. Successfully thru-hiking all of these three trails is known as the " Triple Crown of hiking ".