Lookout Pass | |
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Location in Idaho | |
Location | Shoshone County, Idaho & Mineral County, Montana United States |
Nearest major city | Mullan: 5 mi (8 km) Coeur d'Alene: 56 mi (90 km) Spokane: 90 mi (145 km) Missoula: 100 mi (160 km) |
Coordinates | 47°27′11″N 115°42′25″W / 47.453°N 115.707°W |
Vertical | 1,650 ft (500 m) |
Top elevation | 6,150 ft (1,870 m) |
Base elevation | 4,500 ft (1,370 m) Timber Wolf chair 4,720 ft (1,440 m) Main base area |
Skiable area | 1,023 acres (4.1 km2) |
Trails | 52 - 14% beginner - 42% intermediate - 42% advanced - 2% expert |
Longest run | 2 mi (3.2 km) |
Lift system | 2 fixed grip quad chairs 2 triple chairs 1 double chair |
Terrain parks | 2 |
Snowfall | 400 in (1,020 cm) [1] |
Snowmaking | no |
Night skiing | none |
Website | Ski Lookout.com |
Lookout Pass Ski and Recreation Area is a ski area in the western United States. It is at Lookout Pass on Interstate 90, on the border of Idaho and Montana, five miles (8 km) east of Mullan, Idaho. It has a summit elevation of 6,150 ft (1,870 m) on Eagle Peak and 5,650 ft (1,720 m) on Runt Mountain with a vertical drop of 1,650 ft (500 m). Lookout Pass operates seven days per week from mid-December until mid-April.
There are two quad chairlifts, two triple chairlifts and one double chairlift at Lookout Pass, with average annual snowfall exceeding 400 inches (1,020 cm). Lookout Pass has two freestyle terrain parks, and a quarter pipe that is 1,111 feet (340 m).
The elevation of the highway pass on I-90 is a moderate 4,720 feet (1,440 m). The historic Mullan Pass, constructed as a wagon road by the U.S. Army in 1860, is about three miles (5 km) east-northeast as the crow flies, at 5,168 feet (1,575 m). Lookout Pass is considered the eastern boundary of Idaho's Silver Valley mining region.