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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 .
MT 83 starts at the intersection with MT 200 at Clearwater Junction, about 40 miles (64 km) east of Missoula, and runs north-northwesterly, mostly through broad, forested valleys and along scenic lakeshores within the Lolo National Forest, Flathead National Forest and Swan River State Forest, before curving west to its northern terminus at MT 35 about 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Bigfork.
The wilderness is located in parts of Flathead, Lewis and Clark, Powell, Teton, Missoula, and Pondera counties, and lies mostly within Flathead National Forest (70.3%) and partially within Lewis and Clark National Forest. [4] The wilderness can be accessed by trails (via foot travel or on horseback) from surrounding roads.
North of the lake the highway runs through the cities of Kalispell and Whitefish, traveling through the Flathead National Forest and the Stillwater State Forest before reaching its terminus at the Canada–US border near Eureka. On entering Canada, the roadway becomes British Columbia Highway 93.
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Flathead County, Montana, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a map. [1]
The Flathead Forest Reserve was established in Montana by the United States General Land Office on February 22, 1897, with 1,382,400 acres (5,594 km 2). On June 9, 1903, it was combined with the Lewis and Clarke Forest Reserve and its name was discontinued.
MT 200 west – National Bison Range, Thompson Falls: Northern end of MT 200 concurrency 143.254: 230.545: S-212 south – Charlo, Moiese, Dixon: National Bison Range visitor center and HQ in Moiese: Ronan: 148.277: 238.629: S-211 west (Round Butte Road) Connects to Hot Springs via Sloan Road and Little Bitterroot Road: Polson: 160.033: 257.548 ...
Map of national forests and national grasslands of the United States. The United States has 154 protected areas known as national forests, covering 188,336,179 acres (762,169 km 2; 294,275 sq mi). [1] National forests are managed by the U.S. Forest Service, an agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. [2]