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Cabin Creek, Gallatin National Forest Based on the U.S. Board on Geographic Names, there are at least 20 named National and State Forests in Montana. In addition to currently named forests, there are at least 22 former named forests that have been consolidated into current forest lands. National Forests are administered by the United States Forest Service, an agency of the United States ...
The Cabinet Mountains Wilderness, created by an act of Congress in 1964, is located in the U.S. state of Montana.Protecting the wildest portions of the Cabinet Mountains and an integral part of Kootenai National Forest [2] and Kaniksu National Forest, the wilderness had enjoyed more limited protection since 1935 as a Primitive Area.
The Beaverhead–Deerlodge National Forest is the largest of the National Forests in Montana, United States. Covering 3.36 million acres (13,600 km 2), the forest is broken into nine separate sections and stretches across eight counties in the southwestern area of the state.
The Bitter Root Forest Reserve was established by the United States General Land Office on March 1, 1898, with 4,147,200 acres (16,783 km 2). It was transferred to the U.S. Forest Service in 1906. On July 1, 1908, the name was changed to Bitterroot National Forest, with lands added from Big Hole National Forest and Hell Gate National Forest.
U.S. Forest Service The Bob Marshall Wilderness Area is a congressionally-designated wilderness area located in Western Montana region of the United States . It is named after Bob Marshall (1901–1939), an early forester in the federal government, conservationist, and co-founder of The Wilderness Society . [ 1 ]
The Flathead National Forest is a national forest in the western part of the U.S. state of Montana. The forest lies primarily in Flathead County , south of Glacier National Park . The forest covers 2,404,935 acres (3,758 sq mi; 9,732 km 2 ) of which about 1 million acres (4,000 km 2 ) is designated wilderness .
Helena National Forest is located in west-central Montana, in the United States. Covering 984,558 acres (3,984.36 km 2 ), the forest is broken into several separate sections. The eastern regions are dominated by the Big Belt Mountains , and are the location of the Gates of the Mountains Wilderness , which remains much as it did when the Lewis ...
U.S. Forest Service The Anaconda–Pintler Wilderness is located in southwestern Montana , in the northwestern United States . It runs for 40 miles (64 km) along both sides of the crest of the Anaconda Range , covering almost 250 square miles (650 km 2 ).