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Anaconda, county seat of Deer Lodge County, which has a consolidated city-county government, is located in southwestern Montana, United States. Located at the foot of the Anaconda Range (known locally as the "Pintlers"), the Continental Divide passes within 8 mi (13 km) south of the community.
The Anaconda Range, informally known as the "Pintlers", is a group of high mountains located in southwestern Montana, in the northwestern United States. The mountain range takes its name from the nearby town of Anaconda , founded by Marcus Daly in 1883. [ 1 ]
There are at least 290 named mountain passes in Montana, including: Ahern Pass , Glacier County, Montana , 48°49′19″N 113°45′59″W / 48.82194°N 113.76639°W / 48.82194; -113.76639 ( Ahern Pass ) , el. 7,116 feet (2,169
The topographic elevation of a summit measures the height of the summit above a geodetic sea level. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The first table below ranks the 50 highest major summits of Montana by elevation. The topographic prominence of a summit is a measure of how high the summit rises above its surroundings.
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). To the north are the Sapphire Mountains, and to the south is the Big Hole Valley. Elevations range from about ...
The highest elevation is 9,324 feet (2,842 m) in the Anaconda-Pintler Wilderness. [24] Timberline can be as low as 6,000 feet (1,800 m) in Glacier National Park at the Canadian border [ 37 ] and as high as 9,000 feet (2,700 m) in the southern part of Montana. [ 38 ]
Georgetown Lake is a 2,818-acre (1,140-hectare) reservoir in Deer Lodge and Granite Counties, Montana. The reservoir impounds the North Fork of Flint Creek and lies at an elevation of 6,337 feet (1,932 m) just west of the Anaconda Range. The reservoir is a popular recreational area with campgrounds, resorts and picnic areas along its 17.36 ...
Anaconda Peak (8,279 feet (2,523 m)) is located in the Livingston Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana, [3] to the southeast of the eastern reaches of Logging Lake. Climate [ edit ]