Lewis and Clark Ridge is a physical feature (ridge) in Ravalli County. The primary coordinates for Lewis and Clark Ridge places it within the MT 59871 ZIP Code delivery area.
Feature Name: | Lewis and Clark Ridge |
Category: | Montana physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Physical |
Class: | Ridge |
Description: | Located just W of the Continental Divide, between North Fork Salmon River and Moose Creek, and between East Fork Salmon Creek and West Fork Salmon Creek. |
History: | Named for Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, who traversed the ridge in September 1805. Two proposals to name this ridge were submitted and considered by the United States Board on Geographic Names (U.S. Board on Geographic Names (USBGN)). The USBGN rejected the name Naptnisa in favor of Lewis and Clark Ridge. |
County: | Ravalli County |
Latitude: | 45.7029691 |
Longitude: | -113.9706204 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Lewis and Clark Ridge: Lewis and Clark Ridge.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Lewis and Clark Ridge does not include property ownership information.
Sula, MT
(9.3 miles N) |
Conner, MT
(17.4 miles NNW) |
Gibbonsville, ID
(10.4 miles SSE) |
Medicine Hot Springs, MT
(10.4 miles NNW) |