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Coolwater Mountain

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Coolwater Mountain

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Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests

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    September 18, 2023

    Hiking

    Coolwater was one of the first lookout sites developed in the Lochsa-Selway country, built in 1915. One of the duties of early lookouts here was relaying heliograph messages from other lookouts that were not serviced by telephone lines.

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    1. Rackliff Trail

    22.9km

    08:38

    1,610m

    1,610m

    Hike the difficult 14.2-mile Rackliff Trail in Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests, gaining 5278 feet to Coolwater Mountain summit.

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    Elevation 2,100 m

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    Location: Idaho County, Idaho, United States

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