Lookout Pass
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Location of Lookout Pass in Idaho, on the border with Montana
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Elevation | 4,710 ft (1,436 m) |
Traversed by | ![]() |
Location | Shoshone County, Idaho / Mineral County, Montana, US |
Range | Coeur d'Alène Mountains, Bitterroot Range, Rocky Mountains |
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Lookout Pass is a mountain pass in the Rocky Mountains of the northwestern United States. In the Coeur d'Alene Mountains of the Bitterroot Range, the pass is on the border between Idaho and Montana, traversed by Interstate 90 at an elevation of 4,710 feet (1,436 m) above sea level.
Lookout Pass is the eastern border of northern Idaho's Silver Valley, and has the distinction of being "Exit 0" on Interstate 90 in Montana. Lookout Pass Ski and Recreation Area is on the eastbound side of the highway, straddling the border. The state border line is the ridge line of the mountains and at the pass runs briefly east-west, with Idaho on the north side and Montana the south.
The pass separates the communities of Mullan in Shoshone County, Idaho, and Saltese in Mineral County, Montana. It is the highest point on Interstate 90 between Seattle and Missoula.
Lookout Pass is also a time zone border, with northern Idaho on Pacific Time and Montana on Mountain Time.
The pass was formerly traversed by the Northern Pacific Railway and the right-of-way is still intact and used as a rail trail. The Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad ran nearby, using St. Paul Pass south of Lookout Pass.
See also
- Lookout Pass Ski and Recreation Area
- Mountain passes in Montana
- List of passes of the Rocky Mountains
External links
- Webcam - Lookout Pass from Idaho Transportation Department
- Webcam - Lookout Pass from Montana Department of Transportation
- Topographic map and aerial photo from USGS
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- Mountain passes of Idaho
- Mountain passes of Montana
- Landforms of Shoshone County, Idaho
- Landforms of Mineral County, Montana
- Borders of Idaho
- Borders of Montana
- Transportation in Shoshone County, Idaho
- Transportation in Mineral County, Montana
- Idaho Panhandle National Forest
- Idaho geography stubs
- Montana geography stubs