Lolo Peak
| Lolo Peak | |
|---|---|
 Lolo Peak | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 9,143 ft (2,787 m) NAVD 88[1] |
| Prominence | 739 ft (225 m) [1] |
| Coordinates | 46°40′29″N 114°14′40″W / 46.6746455°N 114.2445556°WCoordinates: 46°40′29″N 114°14′40″W / 46.6746455°N 114.2445556°W [2] |
| Geography | |
  Lolo Peak | |
| Parent range | Rocky Mountains |
| Topo map | USGS Carlton Lake |
Lolo Peak is in Missoula County, Montana, United States. It is southwest of Missoula, Montana.
History
The name "Lolo" probably evolved from "Lou-Lou", a pronunciation of "Lawrence," a French-Canadian fur trapper killed by a grizzly bear and buried at Grave Creek. The first written evidence of the name "Lolo" appears in 1831 when Hudson's Bay Company fur trader John Work refers in his journal to Lolo Creek as "Lou Lou." In an 1853 railroad survey and map, Lieutenant John Mullan spelled the creek and trail "Lou Lou." However, by 1865 the name was shortened to Lolo and is currently the name of a national forest, town, creek, mountain peak, mountain pass and historic trail in west central Montana.
See also
- Lolo (disambiguation)
References
- 1 2 "Lolo Peak, Montana". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2013-01-29.
- ↑ "Lolo Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-01-29.
External links
- Lolo Days (Lolo's Annual Town Festival)
- "Friends of Lolo Peak"
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