South Pass, Wyoming is a pass in the
Wind River Range[?] of the
Rocky Mountains. From this pass flows the
Sweetwater River[?] to the east and
Pacific Creek[?] to the west. The first trappers to discover this pass were the
Astorians[?] in 1812. The knowledge of the pass was lost which caused trappers to have to cross further north. The northern route was longer, crossed an extra range and offered a shorter season for crossing. In 1824
Jedediah Smith rediscovered this pass.