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The Maxwell Wildlife Refuge in McPherson County, Kansas consists of 2,574 acres (1,042 ha) of mostly mixed grass prairie. Bison and elk inhabit the refuge. The McPherson State Fishing Lake adjoins the refuge and adds another 260 acres (110 ha) of protected area, including a 46 acres (19 ha) lake.
County FIPS code [1] County seat [2] Est. [2] Origin Etymology License plate prefix [3] [4] Population [5] Area Map Beaverhead County: 001: Dillon: Feb 2, 1865: Original County: Beaverhead Rock in the Jefferson River, which is shaped like a beaver's head. [6] 18 9,885: 5,543 sq mi (14,356 km 2) Big Horn County: 003: Hardin: Jan 13, 1913 ...
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.
Sep. 24—As the start of the general hunting season nears, experts predict hunters will see conditions and opportunities similar to 2022 in Northwest Montana. "Overall, I think we are pretty ...
McPherson Valley Wetlands are a disconnected chain of marshes, wetlands, and shallow lakes in McPherson County, Kansas.Once covering a much larger area, 4,455 acres of the wetlands and surrounding prairie was protected by the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks, and Tourism as of 2011.
It is the second-largest National Wildlife Refuge in the lower 48 states of the United States, [3] and the largest in Montana. [4] Created in 1936, [5] it was originally called the Fort Peck Game Range. [6] It was renamed in 1963 after Montana artist Charles M. Russell, a famous painter of the American West. [3]
English: This is a locator map showing McPherson County in Kansas. For more information, see Commons:United States county locator maps. Date: 12 February 2006: Source:
Relief map of Montana. The state's topography is roughly defined by the Continental Divide, which splits much of the state into distinct eastern and western regions. [4] Most of Montana's hundred or more named mountain ranges are in the state's western half, most of which is geologically and geographically part of the northern Rocky Mountains.