Hoodoo Mountains

The Hoodoo Mountains are a mountain range in Latah County, Idaho, United States, located at latitude: 47.03306, longitude -116.48583. They are part of the Clearwater Mountains and are the source of the Potlatch and Palouse rivers. The Hoodoos are located in northeastern Latah County and southeastern Benewah County.[1] The high point is Bald Mountain at 5,334 feet (1,626 m) above sea level.[2]

North–South Ski Bowl, a former alpine ski area, is in the north end of the range in Benewah County. Opened in the 1930s, the area was originally owned and operated by Washington State College (now Washington State University.

Alpine operations were discontinued in the 1990s and it is now a "park'n'ski" area for cross-country skiing.

References

  1. ↑ Idaho Geology.org - Mineral Resources of Latah County, by Charles R. Hubbard, March 1957. Accessed 2011-12-23
  2. ↑ MSR Maps.com - USGS - topo - accessed 2012-12-23

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Coordinates: 47°01′59″N 116°29′09″W / 47.03306°N 116.48583°W / 47.03306; -116.48583


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