Lemhi Pass
12 mi. E of Tendoy off ID 28, in Beaverhead and Salmon National Forests, Tendoy, Idaho
Map
Coordinates:
+44.96782, -113.4574944°58'04" N, 113°27'27" W
Quadrangle map:Lemhi Pass
Description
On August 12, 1805, when he reached the summit of this pass, Meriwether Lewis stood on the boundary of newly-acquired Louisana, looking west to the snow-capped peaks of the Bitterroot and Salmon River Ranges, into what was then Spanish territory. Situated on a remote section of the Beaverhead Range, at an elevation of 7373' above sea level, Lehmi Pass was the point where the Lewis and Clark Expedition crossed the Continental Divide. -- National Historic Landmark statement of significance, October 9, 1960
National Register information
- Status
- Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1966
- Reference number
- 66000313
- Area of significance
- Exploration/Settlement
- Level of significance
- National
- Evaluation criteria
- A - Event; B - Person
- Property type
- Site
- Historic functions
- Natural feature; Pedestrian related
- Current functions
- Road-related; Camp
- Period of significance
- 1800-1824
- Significant year
- 1805
- Number of properties
- Contributing sites: 4
Non-contributing structures: 2