List of hillside letters in Idaho

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This is a list of hillside letters (also known as mountain monograms) in the U.S. state of Idaho.^[1]^[2]^[3] There are at least 36 hillside letters, acronyms, and messages in the state, possibly as many as 42.

Monogram	Town	Description	Location
A	Arco		43°38′42″N 113°17′16″W / 43.6451°N 113.2879°W / 43.6451; -113.2879 (Arco)
B	Boise		43°35′55″N 116°08′56″W / 43.5987°N 116.1489°W / 43.5987; -116.1489 (Boise)
B	Bruneau		42°53′02″N 115°47′46″W / 42.8838°N 115.7961°W / 42.8838; -115.7961 (Bruneau)
B (uncertain existence)	Butte City		43°36′34″N 113°14′39″W / 43.6095°N 113.2442°W / 43.6095; -113.2442 (Butte City) (uncertain location)
B	Arco	Butte County High School	43°39′17″N 113°17′40″W / 43.6546°N 113.2945°W / 43.6546; -113.2945 (Butte Co. High School)
C	Cambridge		44°33′36″N 116°42′23″W / 44.5601°N 116.7064°W / 44.5601; -116.7064 (Cambridge)
CHALLIS	Challis		44°29′45″N 114°14′57″W / 44.4958°N 114.2491°W / 44.4958; -114.2491 (Challis)
CV	Kooskia	Clearwater Valley High School	46°09′08″N 115°59′01″W / 46.1521°N 115.9837°W / 46.1521; -115.9837 (Clearwater Valley High School)
D (uncertain existence)	Deary		46°48′33″N 116°33′22″W / 46.8093°N 116.5562°W / 46.8093; -116.5562 (Deary) (uncertain location)
D	Declo		42°28′47″N 113°34′39″W / 42.4798°N 113.5775°W / 42.4798; -113.5775 (Declo)
E	Emmett		43°50′00″N 116°28′56″W / 43.8332°N 116.4822°W / 43.8332; -116.4822 (Emmett)
1860 F	Franklin	settled in 1860, the first town in Idaho	42°01′40″N 111°49′26″W / 42.0279°N 111.824°W / 42.0279; -111.824 (founded 1860)
G	Grace		42°34′29″N 111°41′04″W / 42.5746°N 111.6844°W / 42.5746; -111.6844 (Grace)
H (uncertain existence)	Hagerman		42°48′42″N 114°53′49″W / 42.8118°N 114.8969°W / 42.8118; -114.8969 (Hagerman) (uncertain location)
H (uncertain existence)	Hailey		43°30′55″N 114°18′21″W / 43.5153°N 114.3058°W / 43.5153; -114.3058 (Hailey) (uncertain location)
H	Horseshoe Bend		43°54′30″N 116°12′54″W / 43.9084°N 116.2151°W / 43.9084; -116.2151 (Horseshoe Bend)
I	Pocatello	Idaho State University	42°51′37″N 112°25′49″W / 42.8603°N 112.4303°W / 42.8603; -112.4303 (Idaho State University)
I	Inkom		42°47′59″N 112°15′09″W / 42.7998°N 112.2524°W / 42.7998; -112.2524 (Inkom)
K	Kamiah		46°15′06″N 115°58′51″W / 46.2516°N 115.9809°W / 46.2516; -115.9809 (Kamiah)
K	Kendrick		46°36′58″N 116°38′23″W / 46.6161°N 116.6397°W / 46.6161; -116.6397 (Kendrick)
L	Lava Hot Springs		42°36′54″N 112°00′29″W / 42.6151°N 112.008°W / 42.6151; -112.008 (Lava Hot Springs)
L	Leadore		44°42′57″N 113°22′03″W / 44.7157°N 113.3676°W / 44.7157; -113.3676 (Leadore)
L	Lewiston		46°27′40″N 117°00′14″W / 46.461°N 117.004°W / 46.461; -117.004 (Lewiston)
M	Malad City		42°11′58″N 112°13′40″W / 42.1995°N 112.2279°W / 42.1995; -112.2279 (Malad City)
M	Midvale		44°26′15″N 116°48′27″W / 44.4374°N 116.8074°W / 44.4374; -116.8074 (Midvale)
M	Montpelier		42°19′11″N 111°17′28″W / 42.3198°N 111.2911°W / 42.3198; -111.2911 (Montpelier)
M	Mullan		47°28′30″N 115°47′42″W / 47.475°N 115.795°W / 47.475; -115.795 (Mullan)
MH	Mountain Home		43°07′51″N 115°38′05″W / 43.130814°N 115.634689°W / 43.130814; -115.634689 (Mountain Home)
MV	Arimo	Marsh Valley High School	42°35′50″N 112°09′11″W / 42.5973°N 112.153°W / 42.5973; -112.153 (Marsh Valley High School)
O	Oakley		42°11′47″N 113°54′57″W / 42.1964°N 113.9157°W / 42.1964; -113.9157 (Oakley)
O	Orofino		46°29′47″N 116°15′48″W / 46.4964°N 116.2634°W / 46.4964; -116.2634 (Orofino)
P	Pocatello		42°51′58″N 112°30′37″W / 42.8662°N 112.5102°W / 42.8662; -112.5102 (Pocatello)
P (uncertain existence)	Cottonwood	Prairie High School	46°03′21″N 116°20′58″W / 46.0559°N 116.3495°W / 46.0559; -116.3495 (Prairie High School) (uncertain location)
P	Preston		42°05′39″N 111°47′54″W / 42.0942°N 111.7982°W / 42.0942; -111.7982 (Preston)
R	Rexburg	Ricks College	43°47′24″N 111°58′02″W / 43.7901°N 111.9671°W / 43.7901; -111.9671 (Ricks College)
R	Rockland		42°35′48″N 112°52′48″W / 42.5967°N 112.8801°W / 42.5967; -112.8801 (Rockland)
S	Salmon		45°09′31″N 113°52′26″W / 45.1586°N 113.8738°W / 45.1586; -113.8738 (Salmon)
S (uncertain existence)	Shoshone		42°56′07″N 114°24′24″W / 42.9354°N 114.4068°W / 42.9354; -114.4068 (Shoshone) (uncertain location)
S	Soda Springs		42°40′10″N 111°36′22″W / 42.6695°N 111.6061°W / 42.6695; -111.6061 (Soda Springs)
SMHS	St. Maries
W	Weiser		44°15′54″N 116°57′33″W / 44.265°N 116.9591°W / 44.265; -116.9591 (Weiser)
WS	Dayton	West Side High School	42°05′30″N 112°00′50″W / 42.0918°N 112.014°W / 42.0918; -112.014 (West Side High School)

References[edit]

^ Corning, Evelyn (2007). Hillside Letters A to Z : A Guide to Hometown Landmarks. Missoula, Mont.: Mountain Press Publishing Company.
^ Rocha, Guy (June 2004), "Hillside Letters: In Plain Sight But Not Intended for Planes", Sierra Sage, archived from the original on 2011-07-22, retrieved 2011-08-09
^ Parsons, James J. (1988). "Hillside Letters in the Western United States". Landscape. 30 (1). Santa Fe, N.M.: 15–23. Retrieved 2011-08-09.

External links[edit]

Mountain Monograms, a website explaining the origins and with an incomplete list and pictures
Hillside Letters, a companion website to a book on the subject
Letters on Hills, a category on waymarking.com for geocachers

[corning-1] Corning, Evelyn (2007). Hillside Letters A to Z : A Guide to Hometown Landmarks. Missoula, Mont.: Mountain Press Publishing Company.

[rocha-2] Rocha, Guy (June 2004), "Hillside Letters: In Plain Sight But Not Intended for Planes", Sierra Sage, archived from the original on 2011-07-22, retrieved 2011-08-09

[parsons-3] Parsons, James J. (1988). "Hillside Letters in the Western United States". Landscape. 30 (1). Santa Fe, N.M.: 15–23. Retrieved 2011-08-09.

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