Lolo Pass (Idaho Montana) Lolo Pass is positioned in USA West Lolo Pass - Lolo Pass Lolo Pass (Idaho Montana) is positioned in Idaho Lolo Pass (Idaho Montana) Lolo Pass, altitude 5,233 feet (1,595 m), is a mountain pass in the United States, in the Bitterroot Range of the northern Rocky Mountains.
The pass is the highest point of the historic Lolo Trail, between the Bitterroot Valley in Montana and the Weippe Prairie in Idaho.
The Lolo Trail is a National Historic Landmark, designated for its importance to the Lewis and Clark Expedition, and its part in the 1877 Nez Perce War. The name of the pass is sometimes said to have been Salish version of the French name Laurence or Laurent, but was probably a regular French nickname. The name Lolo was not used by Lewis and Clark.
At the August dedication ceremony at Lolo Pass attended by thousands, the states' governors, Bob Smylie of Idaho and Tim Babcock of Montana, cut through a ceremonial cedar log with a two-man crosscut saw. Lolo Hot Springs is 7 miles (11 km) east of the pass in Montana.
The first limited services in Idaho are in Powell, 13 miles (21 km) to the west of the pass, then another 65 miles (105 km) to Lowell, at the confluence of the Lochsa and Selway Rivers to form the Middle Fork of the Clearwater.
On March 1, 2014, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game announced that 23 wolves had been killed in the Lolo Pass area, in order to boost elk populations. Lolo Pass, Montana side, approaching summit, westbound.
Entering Montana from Lolo Pass Idaho's Lochsa River, west of Lolo Pass Camas blooming at Packer Meadows, near Lolo Pass, Idaho.
List of National Historic Landmarks in Idaho National Register of Historic Places listings in Idaho County, Idaho National Register of Historic Places listings in Missoula County, Montana a b "National Historic Landmark nomination for Lolo Pass" (PDF).
"Idaho Fish and Game kills 23 wolves in Lolo Pass area".
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