Lemhi Pass
12 mi. E of Tendoy off ID 28, in Beaverhead and Salmon National Forests, Tendoy, Idaho
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, 1960This landmark is in both Montana & Idaho.
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
Related landmarks
- Lemhi Pass (Same project) - To the Montana page
Sources
- Wikipedia
- Jim Allen
- National Park Service - Lemfi Pass
- National Register database - Reference number 66000313
- National Historic Landmark information
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