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Leadore
Leadore is an incorporated small town in Lemhi County, Idaho, United States. The population was 105 at the 2010 census. History The town of Leadore dates from 1910, when the Gilmore and Pittsburgh Railroad was constructed from Armstead, Montana, over Bannock Pass and into the Lemhi Valley. This occurred because the original location for the train station in the town of Junction had to be altered when the owner of the land refused to sell. The town was home to the railroad's repair shops, and was the point where the railroad's branch line to Gilmore connected with the main line. Though the railroad ceased operating in 1939, Leadore has remained the largest town in the immediate area. In 2001 a replica of the town's old railway station was constructed in Leadore. The new building serves as the town's community center. Geography Leadore is located in southeastern Lemhi County in the Lemhi Valley. The Lemhi River flows through the northeast side of the city, running northwest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilmore And Pittsburgh Railroad
The Gilmore and Pittsburgh Railroad (G&P), now defunct, was an American railroad located in southwestern Montana and east-central Idaho. Constructed in 1909 and 1910 between Armstead, Montana, and Salmon, Idaho, the G&P served mining and agricultural areas in Lemhi County, Idaho, and Beaverhead County, Montana. The line was financially backed by the Northern Pacific Railway (NP) and later became its subsidiary. Never financially successful, the G&P ceased operations in 1939, and the railroad was dismantled the following year. Planning and construction During the first decade of the 20th century, Lemhi County, in the remote Salmon River country of central Idaho, was seeing both increased agricultural development and substantial, renewed mining activity. At that time, the area was part of one of the largest contiguous blocks of land not served by a railroad and, consequently, there was significant interest in the prospect of building a railway line to serve the region. The desire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Idaho State Highway 29
State Highway 29 (SH-29) is a state highway in Idaho. SH-29 runs from SH-28 in Leadore to Montana Secondary Highway 324 (S-324) at the Montana state line at Bannock Pass. Route description SH-29 begins at an intersection with SH-28 in the town of Leadore. The highway continues northeast as Railroad Canyon Road before turning north and entering the forest. The road curves through the mountains until it reaches the Montana state line at Bannock Pass, where it becomes Montana Secondary Highway 324. History According to some historic maps, the original route for Highway 29 was nearly the same as present day SH-33 from Sugar City at Digger Drive (U.S. Route 191 at the time), to the Wyoming state border near Teton Pass. Junction list See also * List of state highways in Idaho The Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) is responsible for the establishment and classification of a state highway network, including of roads that are classified as Interstate Highways, U.S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Idaho State Highway 28
State Highway 28 (SH-28) is a state highway in Idaho which runs from Idaho State Highway 33 (SH-33) near Mud Lake, Idaho, Mud Lake to U.S. Route 93 in Idaho, U.S. Route 93 in Salmon, Idaho, Salmon. The entire length of the route is designated as the Sacajawea Historic Byway by the state of Idaho. Route description Idaho State Highway 28 begins at an intersection with Idaho State Highway 33, ID 33. The route heads northwest before passing the Mud Lake Airport, proceeding to an intersection with Idaho State Highway 22, State Highway 22. After a long distance, it proceeds through the Lemhi Valley, bending north before curving northwest again for a short distance. The roadway passes the Leadore Airport on its way into Leadore, Idaho, Leadore, meeting Idaho State Highway 29 while in the community. Just after exiting the town, the road travels parallel to the Lemhi River for several miles before ending at U.S. Route 93 in Idaho, U.S. Route 93 in the community of Salmon, Idaho, Salm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lemhi County, Idaho
Lemhi County is a county located in the U.S. state of Idaho. As of the 2020 census, the population was 7,974. The largest city and county seat is Salmon. The county was established in 1869 and named after Fort Lemhi (or Limhi), a remote Mormon missionary settlement from 1855 to 1858 on Bannock and Shoshone territory. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.1%) is water. It is the fourth-largest county in Idaho by area. The highest point is Bell Mountain at above sea level, and the lowest point is the Salmon River as it exits on the county's western border with Idaho County at approximately . The river cuts through the center of Lemhi County before turning west. The county's eastern border with Beaverhead County, Montana, is the Continental Divide. Adjacent counties * Idaho County, Idaho – northwest/ Pacific Time border * Ravalli County, Montana – north * Beaverhead County, Montana – northeast * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lemhi River
The Lemhi River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed May 3, 2011 river in Idaho in the United States. It is a tributary of the Salmon River, which in turn is a tributary to the Snake River and Columbia River. Course From its source near Leadore and the confluence of several headwater streams, the Lemhi River flows generally northwest, through the Lemhi Valley, between the Lemhi Range to the west, and the Bitterroot Range and Beaverhead Mountains to the east. The Lemhi River flows into the Salmon River at the city of Salmon. River modification The water of the Lemhi River and its tributaries is used for irrigation agriculture. Of the river's mainstem tributaries, only 7% are not totally disconnected year round due to diversion for irrigation. History In August 1805 Lewis and Clark crossed the continental divide at the Lemhi Pass to the east of the Lemhi River. There, the group encountered a tribe of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Area Code 208
Area codes 208 and 986 are telephone area codes in the North American Numbering Plan for all of Idaho. Area code 208 is one of the 86 original area codes created by the American Telephone and Telegraph Company (AT&T) in 1947, and was Idaho's sole area code for seventy years. In 2017, 986 was added as a second area code to the same numbering plan area by creating an overlay complex. History Because of its small population, Idaho was among a declining number of North American jurisdictions with only one area code. It is also one of the few whole-state area codes split between multiple LATAs—Southern Idaho (centered in Boise and spilling into Nevada, Wyoming and Malheur County, Oregon) and Coeur d'Alene (spilling into Montana and Washington). Additionally, the Spokane, Washington LATA spills into central Idaho. In 2001, the Federal Communications Commission projected that demand would exhaust the numbering pool of area code 208 in 2003. The number shortage was a result of the p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bannock Pass
Bannock Pass is a high mountain pass in the Beaverhead Mountains, part of the Bitterroot Range in the Rocky Mountains. The pass lies on the Montana-Idaho border on the Continental Divide, at an elevation of above sea level. The pass is crossed by a road ( Idaho State Highway 29 and Montana Secondary Highway 324) from Leadore, Idaho to Dillon, Montana. Bannock Pass should not be confused with the similarly named Bannack Pass, about to the southeast, which is also in the Beaverhead Mountains, on the Montana-Idaho border, and on the Continental Divide, and which has virtually the same elevation (). History Bannock Pass is named for the Bannock Bannock may mean: * Bannock (British and Irish food), a kind of bread, cooked on a stone or griddle served mainly in Scotland but consumed throughout the British Isles * Bannock (Indigenous American food), various types of bread, usually prepare ... Native American people. In 1909 and 1910 the Gilmore and Pittsburgh Railroad was c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montana Secondary Highway 324
The secondary highway system is a lower-level classification of state highway maintained by the Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) in the US state of Montana. Secondary highways first appeared on the state highway map in 1960, even though the secondary system was established in 1942. With very few exceptions, notably MT 287 and the former MT 789, Montana state highways numbered 201 and higher are secondary highways. The highway markers for Montana's secondary highways are distinctive in that the route number appears in black on a white downward-pointing arrowhead. Early markers were white numbers on black arrowheads with the word Montana in the flat top of the inverted arrowhead and Secondary appearing below the route number on the shields. __NOTOC__ List of highways ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Continental Divide Of The Americas
The Continental Divide of the Americas (also known as the Great Divide, the Western Divide or simply the Continental Divide; ) is the principal, and largely mountainous, hydrological divide of the Americas. The Continental Divide extends from the Bering Strait to the Strait of Magellan, and separates the watersheds that drain into the Pacific Ocean from those river systems that drain into the Atlantic and Arctic Ocean, including those that drain into the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea, and Hudson Bay. Although there are many other hydrological divides in the Americas, the Continental Divide is by far the most prominent of these because it tends to follow a line of high peaks along the main ranges of the Rocky Mountains and Andes, at a generally much higher elevation than the other hydrological divisions. Geography Beginning at the westernmost point of the Americas, Cape Prince of Wales, just south of the Arctic Circle, the Continental Divide's geographic path runs th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montana
Montana ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North Dakota to the east, South Dakota to the southeast, Wyoming to the south, and the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columbia, and Saskatchewan to the north. It is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, fourth-largest state by area, but the List of U.S. states and territories by population, eighth-least populous state and the List of U.S. states and territories by population density, third-least densely populated state. Its List of capitals in the United States, capital is Helena, Montana, Helena, while the List of municipalities in Montana, most populous city is Billings, Montana, Billings. The western half of the state contains numerous mountain ranges, while the eastern half is characterized by western prairie terrain and badlands, with smaller mountain ranges f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilmore, Idaho
Gilmore is an unincorporated community in Lemhi County, in the U.S. state of Idaho. History A post office called Gilmore was established in 1902, and remained in operation until 1957. The community was named after John T. "Jack" , a businessperson in the stage coach industry (a postal error accounts for the error in spelling, which was never corrected). Gilmore's population was 50 in 1909, and was just 5 in 1960. Geography and climate Meadow Lake is in the Lehmi Mountains, situated near Portland Mountain (Idaho), roughly 2.5 miles (4 km) west of Gilmore. The lake can be accessed from Gilmore along Forest Service Road #002, which goes up the Meadow Lake Creek valley. Meadow Lake has a subalpine climate (Köppen Köppen is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Bernd Köppen (1951–2014), German pianist and composer * Carl Köppen (1833-1907), German military advisor in Meiji era Japan * Edlef Köppen (1893–1939), German author ... ''Dfc''), wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Interstate 15
Interstate 15 (I-15) is a major Interstate Highway in the Western United States, running through Southern California and the Intermountain West. I-15 begins near the Mexican border in San Diego County and stretches north to Alberta, Canada, passing through the states of California, Nevada, Arizona, Utah, Idaho, and Montana. The Interstate serves the cities of San Diego, San Bernardino, Las Vegas, Salt Lake City, Idaho Falls, and Great Falls. It also passes close to the urban areas of Los Angeles, Orange, and Riverside counties in California. The stretches of I-15 in Idaho, Utah, and Arizona have been designated as the "Veterans Memorial Highway". The southern end is at a junction with I-8 and State Route 15 (SR 15) in San Diego, and the northern end is at a connection with Alberta Highway 4 at the Sweetgrass–Coutts Border Crossing. I-15 was built to connect the Inland Empire with San Diego in California, facilitate tourism access to Las Vegas, prov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
