Lemhi Pass Site - Idaho/Montana
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Volcanoguy
N 44° 58.494 W 113° 26.688
12T E 307228 N 4983069
Lewis & Clark interpretive site at Lemhi Pass.
Waymark Code: WMF2ZG
Location: Idaho, United States
Date Posted: 08/13/2012
Views: 4
At 7,373 feet, Lemhi Pass was the highest point on the westward route of the Lewis & Clark Expedition in 1805. The pass marked the point where the Expedition left the headwaters of the Missouri and entered the Columbia River Basin. Meriwether Lewis and three members of the Expedition crossed westbound here on August 12 and returned eastbound on the 15th. The full Expedition cross on the 26th with the assistance of the local Shoshone.
Lemhi Pass was placed on the National Register of Historic Places as a National Historic Landmark on Oct. 15, 1966.
"Must Sees"at this location":
Interpretive signs and view.
Date Waymark Created: 08/13/2012
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