Lewiston Hill
Lewiston Hill (also known as the "Clearwater Escarpment") is a large sloping escarpment in the northwest United States, located immediately north of the confluence of the Clearwater and Snake rivers in north central Idaho.
| Lewiston Hill | |
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Looking south from the top in 2006 | |
| Elevation | 2,756 ft (840 m) |
| Length | 5.3 miles (8.5 km) |
| Traversed by | US 95 |
| Max gradient | 7 % |
| Location | Nez Perce County, Idaho, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 46.4602°N 117.0162°W |
Lewiston Hill Location in the United States Lewiston Hill Location in Idaho | |
Residents of the nearby cities of Lewiston, Idaho, and Clarkston, Washington, typically refer to "Lewiston Hill" as the mostly unfarmed land north of the city limits of the respective cities, but still remaining visible from the cities. At the top of the escarpment is a grain farming region known as "the Palouse".
The border between Lewiston Hill and the Palouse is at an approximate elevation of 2,756 feet (840 m) above sea level, as measured at a rest area at the junction of U.S. Routes 95 and 195. At the foot of the hill is the eastern end of Lower Granite Lake, at the confluence of the Clearwater and Snake rivers; its typical surface elevation is 741 feet (226 m), yielding a vertical drop of 2,015 feet (614 m) to the water.