North Fork, Idaho
Longtime families in the community include Cummings, Prestwich, Randolph, Hughes, Smith, and Maxwell. The community of North Fork is built around the “North Fork Store” which also houses a post office and small liquor store. There are two hotels and a U.S. Forest Service Station.
The community area includes a non-denominational Christian Church .5 miles South East of North Fork and a small private Catholic Chapel some 5 miles North just off U.S. Highway 93 North.
Notable creeks with trails and stunning vistas include: Trail Gulch, Fourth of July, Hull Creek, Hughes Creek, Lick Creek, Ditch Creek, Burns Gulch, Indian Creek, and Ulysses Lookout.
Lewis and Clark traveled through this area and met with a local Indian man, Toby, who got the expedition lost crossing into Montana. Historians believe that they found Toby and enlisted his help as a guide at the confluence of the North Fork and Salmon rivers, or at the mouth of what is now known as “Hull Creek,” named after homesteader John Hull. A monument once stood to commemorate this meeting. This led to the name of the Idaho/Montana mountain pass, "Lost Trail." Also named from this, is the "Lost Trail Powder Mountain" Ski Area.
The elevation of North Fork is 3632 feet (1107 m) above sea level.
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The Ulysses Mountain Lookout, located Northwest of North Fork, Idaho.
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The Granite Mountain Lookout, Gibbonsville, Idaho, looking Southeast down the North Fork valley.
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: North Fork, Idaho
- ^ "Lost Trail Ski Area - Lost Trail Powder Mountain in Sula, MT". losttrail.com.
- ^ "Ulysses Mountain Lookout | National Historic Lookout Register". Archived from the original on June 4, 2016. Retrieved November 24, 2024.
- ^ "Granite Mountain Lookout | National Historic Lookout Register". Archived from the original on June 4, 2016. Retrieved November 24, 2024.
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