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Cooney State Park is a public recreation area bordering Cooney Reservoir, fourteen miles (23 km) south of Columbus in Carbon County, Montana.The state park occupies 309 acres (125 ha) on three sides of the reservoir, a 1,078-acre (436 ha) impoundment of Red Lodge Creek completed in 1937.
Rosebud Battlefield State Park in Big Horn County, Montana preserves a large portion of the battlefield of the Battle of the Rosebud, fought on June 17, 1876.The battle is known by various other names such as The Battle Where the Girl Saved Her Brother by the Northern Cheyenne, and Crook's Fight on the Rosebud.
Beavertail Hill State Park is a public recreation area located on the Clark Fork River near Interstate 90, 26 miles (42 km) east of Missoula, Montana.The park covers 65 acres (26 ha), has an elevation of 3,615 feet, and offers river frontage, tipi rentals, a short interpretive trail, an amphitheatre, campsites, and picnic areas.
In the immediate area, there is also a boat dock as well as sightseeing boats [11] which allow visitors to tour Saint Mary Lake, [12] the second largest lake in the park. "The most popular spot for [Glacier] tourists is Rising Sun, an overlook of Goose Island in St. Mary Lake and one of the most photographed spots in the park." [13]
Lake Mary Ronan State Park is a public recreation area located seven miles (11 km) northwest of the Flathead Lake community of Dayton, Montana. The state park occupies 120 acres (49 ha) on the east side of 1,500-acre (610 ha) Lake Mary Ronan. The lake is 47 feet deep at its deepest spot and is known for kokanee salmon and yellow perch.
Location: Fergus County, Montana, United States: Coordinates: 1]: Type: Natural/Fresh Water Lake: Primary inflows: Big Rock Creek: Primary outflows: Big Rock Creek: Basin countries: United States: Max. length: 3,250 ft (990 m): Max. width: 1,070 ft (330 m): Surface area: 45.7 acres (18.5 ha) [2]: Max. depth: 15 ft (4.6 m) [2]: Surface elevation: 6,014 ft (1,833 m) [1]: Crystal Lake is a 45 ...
In 1888, the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation was established by an act of Congress on May 1, 1888 (Stat., L., XXV, 113). The Blackfoot, Gros Ventre, and Assiniboine tribes ceded a combined 17,500,000 acres of their joint reservation and agreed to live on three smaller reservations.
The American Bison Society appointed Morton J. Elrod, founder of the Flathead Lake Biological Station, to examine potential reserves in Montana and he suggested the Flathead Reservation. [18] The National Bison Range was established on May 23, 1908 out of a portion of the Reservation. [19]