Lolo Summit
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BruceS
N 46° 38.118 W 114° 34.668
11T E 685395 N 5167486
Historic marker commemorating the route the Lewis and Clark Expedition crossed the mountains before accessing a westbound river.
Waymark Code: WM25NN
Location: Idaho, United States
Date Posted: 09/09/2007
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Lolo Summit
The Lewis and Clark party crossed this pass Sept. 13, 1805, westbound for
the Pacific after a long detour to the south. From the headwaters of the
Missouri they had crossed the mountains to the Salmon. Finding that river
impassable, they traded for packhorses, hired an Indian guide, and came north to
an Indian trail across the mountains here. Tired and ill-fed, the men were
to have a hard struggle in early snow along the steep ridges which the trail
followed for most of its 125 mile course west to the Clearwater River. ~
text of marker #247
Marker Name: Lolo Summit
Marker Type: Roadside
Marker Text:
See above
County: Idaho
Group Responsible for Placement: Idaho Historical Society
Marker Number: 247
City: Not listed
Date Dedicated: Not listed
Web link(s) for additional information: Not listed
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