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In 1805 Lewis and Clark crossed the divide between Lemhi County (Idaho) and Ravalli County (Montana), approximately 1.3 miles (2 km) northwest of Lost Trail Pass, to enter the Bitterroot Valley on September 4. [1]
In 1912, Lewis and Clark and Powell County authorities contracted with the Montana State Prison to use convict labor to repair and improve the old MacDonald road. Throughout the 1920s, the state and county authorities debated which route between Helena and Deer Lodge–Mullan Pass, Priest Pass or MacDonald–should receive improvements. [2]
Lewis and Clark County is a county located in the U.S. state of Montana.As of the 2020 census, the population was 70,973. [1] Its county seat is Helena, [2] the state capital. The numerical designation for Lewis and Clark County (used in the issuance of the state's license plates) is 5.
The Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center located at 4201 Giant Springs Road in Great Falls. Between Memorial Day and Labor Day it's open seven days a week, from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
The name Lolo was not used by Lewis and Clark. Its first known mention is in the 1810 journal of David Thompson, who described three fur trappers, probably of French descent, named Michael, Lolo, and Gregoire. [4] The pass was also used in 1877 during the Nez Perce War as some of the Nez Perce under Chief Joseph tried to escape the U.S. Army.
Lewis and Clark Pass is a mountain pass on the continental divide in Montana, United States, at an elevation of 6,424 feet (1,958 m) above sea level.The pass lies at the head of the drainages of the west-flowing Blackfoot River and the east-flowing Dearborn River, in the Helena National Forest in Lewis and Clark County.
In November 2006, Lewis and Clark County voters approved a $5.7 million ($8,600,000 in 2023 dollars) tax levy to implement the changes proposed by the fair board. [ 33 ] Despite the partial blockage and demolition of the track, the horse racing track (but not any associated buildings) was added to the National Register of Historic Places in ...
The wilderness is located in parts of Flathead, Lewis and Clark, Powell, Teton, Missoula, and Pondera counties, and lies mostly within Flathead National Forest (70.3%) and partially within Lewis and Clark National Forest. [4] The wilderness can be accessed by trails (via foot travel or on horseback) from surrounding roads.