Geography 1
Site where the keelboat was built-the center of Western boat building at the time.
What is Pittsburgh?
The site of an 18 mile portage around falls and rapids in the Missouri.
What is Great Falls?
Valley of the Bitterroot River with the Bitterroot Mountains to the west over which the COD had to pass to descend the Columbia River.
What is the Bitterroot Valley?
The Missouri River flows throw huge rock outcroppings as this point.
What is the Gates of the Rocky Mountains?
Near the present day Park City, MT, Grace's hometown.
What is Canoe Camp on the Yellowstone?
The Missouri River splits into 3 rivers here, The Gallatin, the Madison, and the Jefferson Rivers.
What is Three Forks?
Site of the winter camp of 1803-1804.
What is Fort Wood?
Site where the expedition traded with the Shoshones for horses.
What is Camp Fortunate?
The entrance of this river caused the expedition to question as to whether is was the 'true' Missouri.
What is the Marias River?
This river remains the largest undammed river in the United State's.
What is the Yellowstone River?
On the return trip, the expedition passed via land over the Southeastern corner of Washington instead of returning up the Snake River cutting off 80 miles of the trip.
What is the Forgotten Trail?
A large tributary of the Missouri flowing from the Canadian Rockies.
What is the Milk River?
What is Floyd's River?
Site of the Winter Camp of 1804-1805.
What is Fort Mandan?
Site where the expedition emerged from the Bitterroot Mountains and met the Nez Perce tribe.
What is Wieppe Prairie?
William Clark carved his name into this sandstone pillar near the Missouri River in MT-the only remaining physical evidence of the passage of the Corps of Discovery.
What is Pompey's Pillar?
Rugged country in Montana where the White Cliffs are found.
What are the Breaks of the Missouri?
This river is often described as an inch deep and a mile wide.
What is the Platte River?
The largest city near the jump off point of the expedition.
What is St. Louis?
Site of the winter camp of 1805-1806.
What is Fort Clatsop?
Pass the expedition used to cross the Bitterroot Mountains.
What is Lolo Pass?
Upon spotting this landmark, Sacagawea knew she was nearing her people.
What is Beaverhead Rock?
The last white settlement on the way up the Missouri River.
What is La Charette?
Pass the expedition used to cross the Continental Divide and reach the Columbia River drainage.
What is Lemhi Pass?
What is the Bitterroot Mountains?