▁middle ▁of ▁Minnesota ' s ▁western ▁border ▁at ▁the ▁Tra verse ▁G ap . ▁The ▁divide ▁then ▁runs ▁north ▁and ▁east ▁through ▁northern ▁Minnesota , ▁through ▁Super ior ▁National ▁Forest ▁in ▁the ▁eastern ▁tip , ▁into ▁Ontario . ▁There ▁it ▁passes ▁to ▁the ▁north ▁of ▁Lake ▁N ip ig on , ▁then ▁runs ▁as ▁far ▁south ▁as ▁the ▁ 4 8 th ▁parallel ▁before ▁ve ering ▁north ▁again ▁to ▁cross ▁the ▁western ▁border ▁of ▁Quebec ▁just ▁south ▁of ▁Lake ▁Ab it ib i . ▁It ▁then ▁me and ers ▁n ort he aster ly ▁across ▁Quebec ▁to ▁the ▁south western ▁boundary ▁of ▁Lab r ador . ▁From ▁there , ▁it ▁follows ▁the ▁boundary ▁j ag ged ly ▁north ▁to ▁Kill ini q ▁Island ▁where ▁it ▁becomes ▁the ▁boundary ▁between ▁N un av ut ▁and ▁Lab r ador ▁before ▁reaching ▁its ▁termin us ▁at ▁Cape ▁Ch id ley ▁on ▁the ▁Lab r ador ▁Sea . ▁ ▁Two ▁triple ▁divide ▁points ▁lie ▁on ▁the ▁divide . ▁One ▁is ▁at ▁its ▁origin ▁on ▁Tri ple ▁Div ide ▁Pe ak , ▁in ▁Gla cier ▁National ▁Park , ▁Mont ana , ▁where ▁it ▁meets ▁the ▁Cont inental ▁Div ide ; ▁this ▁is ▁usually ▁considered ▁the ▁hydro log ical ▁a pe x ▁of ▁North ▁America . ▁That ▁peak ▁div ides ▁the ▁waters ▁of ▁the ▁Columbia ▁River ▁waters hed ▁which ▁flow ▁to ▁the ▁Pacific ▁Ocean ▁from ▁the ▁waters ▁of ▁the ▁Nelson ▁River ▁waters hed ▁which ▁flow ▁to ▁Hudson ▁Bay ▁and ▁the ▁Mississippi ▁River ▁waters hed ▁which ▁flows ▁to ▁the ▁G