Lolo Hot Springs, Montana
Lolo Hot Springs (Salish: smtt̓m̓čqi or sntt̓mčqey, "Steam on a Ridge Top" [1]) is an unincorporated community in Missoula County, Montana, United States. It is centered on a commercial hot springs. It also contains a hotel and restaurant. It is the westernmost settlement along U.S. Highway 12 in Montana.
Lolo Hot Springs
Lolo Hot Springs
The Salish name for the surrounding area is q̓ʷlótqne or čmulši.[2]
The first luge run in North America was built here in 1965.[3][4]
The Lewis and Clark Expedition passed by and used the springs on June 29, 1806 while traveling east on their return from the mouth of the Columbia River.[5]
References
- "Salish Audio Fil". Salish-Pend d'Oreille Culture Committee. 2014. Retrieved 2014-06-28.
- Tachini, Pete (2010). Seliš nyoʻnuntn, Medicine for the Salish language : English to Salish translation dictionary (2nd ed.). Pablo, MT: Salish Kootenai College Press. p. 374. ISBN 9781934594063.
- Delta Sky Mag: 124. January 2011. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - Briggeman, Kim (2014-02-06). "Lolo Hot Springs was home to first, 'pretty crude' American luge run". Missoulian. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
- 3. The Journals of Lewis and Clark, Bernard DeVoto, 413, 1981
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