Lolo Hot Springs, Montana

Unincorporated community in Montana, U.S.

Lolo Hot Springs (Salish: smtt̓m̓čqi or sntt̓mčqey, "Steam on a Ridge Top" ^[1]) is an unincorporated community in Missoula County, Montana, United States.^[2] It is centered on a commercial hot springs and contains a hotel and restaurant. Lolo Hot Springs is the westernmost settlement along U.S. Highway 12 in Montana.

The Salish name for the surrounding area is q̓ʷlótqne or čmulši.^[3]

The first luge run in North America was built here in 1965.^[4]^[5]

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.^[6]

References

^ "Salish Audio Fil". Salish-Pend d'Oreille Culture Committee. 2014. Retrieved June 28, 2014.
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lolo Hot Springs, Montana
^ 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. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
^ Briggeman, Kim (February 6, 2014). "Lolo Hot Springs was home to first, 'pretty crude' American luge run". Missoulian. Retrieved February 7, 2014.
^ 3. The Journals of Lewis and Clark, Bernard DeVoto, 413, 1981