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Prairie Elk Colony is a Hutterite community [4] and census-designated place (CDP) in McCone County, Montana, United States. It is on the northern edge of the county, just south of the Missouri River, which forms the county line. By road it is 20 miles (32 km) southwest of Wolf Point, the nearest town.
The Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge (abbreviated as the CMR NWR) is a National Wildlife Refuge in the U.S. state of Montana on the Missouri River.The refuge surrounds Fort Peck Reservoir and is 915,814 acres (3,706.17 km 2) in size. [2]
US-287 leads northeast from Gilman 24 miles (39 km) to Choteau and south through Augusta 40 miles (64 km) to Interstate 15 near Wolf Creek. Montana Highway 21 forms the southern edge of Gilman and leads east 21 miles (34 km) to Simms. Elk Creek, a tributary of the Sun River, flows eastward through the southern part of the CDP.
Further upstream is Stevens Campground, along Forest Road 6005 about 8 miles (13 km) from Unity, with seven sites for tents. Amenities include picnic tables and toilets. [7] Also along the South Fork is the Elk Creek Campground, about 9 miles (14 km) from Unity.
The Timber Creek property acquisition in 2012 of more than 150,000 acres (61,000 ha) of deeded and leased public land shares a 16-mile border (26 km) with the Russell NWR. [32] While purchasing ranches, 63,777 acres (25,810 ha) of leased-public land within the Russell NWR has been retired by returning it to wildlife management purposes after ...
The CSKT Bison Range (BR) is a nature reserve on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana established for the conservation of American bison.Formerly called the National Bison Range, the size of the bison herd at the BR is 350 adult bison and welcomes 50–60 calves per year.
It rises in southern Montana, in the Absaroka–Beartooth Wilderness in the Beartooth Mountains, and flows southwest, into the park and into Wyoming, then into the Lamar River. Slough Creek is one of the most popular fishing areas in Yellowstone Park. The access is relatively easy and the cutthroat fishing is some of the best in the world. [26]
Lewis and Clark National Forest is located in west central Montana, United States.Spanning 2,912 square miles (7,500 km 2).The region was inhabited by various cultures of Native Americans for a period of at least 8,000–10,000 years.