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  • n  the watershed of a continent (especially the watershed of North America formed by a series of mountain ridges extending from Alaska to Mexico)
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  • Wolf Creek Pass closed
    WOLF CREEK PASS x2013 Extreme fire behavior Thursday prompted fire officials to order evacuations and close Wolf Creek Pass.The West Fork Fire x201cspottedx201d over the Continental Divide and established itself in the Rio Grande National Forest. The Windy Pass Fire was within 400 feet of the Wolf Creek Ski Area...
    June 21, 2013 - The Durango Herald
  • Fire crosses Divide
    VALLEY — The West Fork fire apparently crossed the Continental Divide onto the Rio Grande National Forest in the area to the west of Big Meadows Campground on Thursday morning. An initial attack crew from the Rio Grande Forest headed out to the spot fire.
    June 20, 2013 - Valley Courier
  • West Fork Fire Complex hits 18,000 acres
    The West Fork Fire Complex began spotting over the Continental Divide, prompting the closure of U.S. Highway 160 over Wolf Creek Pass on Thursday.
    June 20, 2013 - KMGH 7 Denver

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