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In First Chance Gulch in western Montana, the town is located 11 miles up the Garnet Range Road, in mountains and forest. The town is at approximately 6,000 feet (1,800 m) elevation. The nearest city is Missoula , approximately 20 miles (32 km) to the west.
As most of the Mission Mountains fall under special protection, land use is limited largely to recreation. The best time to hike in the Mission Mountains is between the beginning of July and October. Winter ends late in the high country and even in the beginning of July hikers will often find high passes and lakes snow-covered and wet. Snow ...
The Gates of the Mountains Wilderness is located in the U.S. state of Montana. Created by an act of Congress in 1964, the wilderness is managed by Helena National Forest. A day use campground near the Gates of the Mountains, Meriwether Picnic site, is named in honor of Meriwether Lewis.
Gibbons Pass (el. 2117 m./6945 ft.) is a high mountain pass in the Rocky Mountains in Montana. It is situated on the North American Continental Divide. It was used by part of the Lewis and Clark Expedition on their return trip. [1] [2] Gibbons Pass is also one of the most historic passes in Montana. The conflict with the Nez Perce Indians by ...
Sheep Mountain is located 39 miles (63 km) south of Bozeman in the Gallatin Range, which is a subrange of the Rocky Mountains. [1] It is set on the common boundary shared by Yellowstone National Park and the Gallatin National Forest .
Located about 75 miles (120 km) northeast of Missoula, Montana, the best access is from forest service roads off U.S. Highway 287 and Montana highways 200 and 83. Bugle Mountain (also known as "Bugle Peak"), located in the Scapegoat Wilderness, was the setting of a forest fire in the fictional 1952 motion picture Red Skies of Montana. The film ...
Whether you're soaking your feet in the peaceful riverbanks or exploring the trails of the nearby Smoky Mountains, Murphy invites you to get back to the basics and enjoy the simpler things in life.
Little Dog Mountain (8,610 feet (2,624 m)) is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. [1] [3] Little Dog Mountain sits along the Continental Divide and can be easily seen from Marias Pass. The mountain was named by George Bird Grinnell for "Little Dog," Blackfoot Indian Chief who, in 1853, informed Isaac ...