Well, what is the Continental Divide?
The Continental Divide is a geographic feature that, in the Americas, runs continuously from the tip of South America to somewhere north farther than you can image (but not as far as the North Pole). The Divide defines which way water will run. On the west side of the divide, the water will make its way to the Pacific Ocean. On the east side, the water winds its way to the Atlantic. In some places the Divide is little more than a high spot. In others, it’s a knife edge ridge too steep for snow to stick.
