The pass at Nugget Divide separates the Nome River watershed from the Pilgrim River watershed to the north. A Game Management Unit sign at this location marks the boundary between two drainage-based hunting areas, each with their own regulations. From here the road descends to the Grand Central River, a major tributary of the Pilgrim River (originally called the Kruzgamepa or Kutskumipa) then across Broad Pass to the intersection with the Pilgrim River Hot Springs Road.