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

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (June 2011)
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

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