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Sherman Pass
Elevation 5,575 ft (1,699 m)
Traversed by State Route 20
Location Ferry County, Washington, United States
Range Kettle River Range, Monashee Mountains
Coordinates 48°36.4′N 118°28.8′W / 48.6067°N 118.4800°W / 48.6067; -118.4800

Sherman Pass (el. 5575 ft./1699 m.) is a high mountain pass that crosses the Kettle River Range in the state of Washington. It is the highest pass in the state maintained all year. The pass is located on the Sherman Pass Scenic Byway which traverses the Colville National Forest. The pass is surrounded by the aftermath of the 1988 White Mountain Fire. The pass was named after American Civil War general William Tecumseh Sherman who traveled across the pass in 1883.

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