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The Swan Range is a mountain range in western Montana in the United States. [1] Its peaks typically rise to around 8,000 to 9,000 feet (2,400 to 2,700 m). The range is bounded by the South Fork Flathead River to the east, the Flathead River to the north and northwest, the Swan River to the west, and lie to the southwest of Glacier National Park, just south of the Canada–US border.
The wilderness area is in the Swan Lake Ranger District. The 73,877 acre wilderness was designated on Jan. 4, 1975 and is managed under the Wilderness Act of 1964. To the south of Mount Calowahcan includes a large grizzly bear protection area which is usually closed to hikers from July through September.
The Clearwater River flows south through a series of lakes, including Seeley Lake and empties into the Blackfoot River. The two valleys are known locally as the Seeley/Swan. Swan Lake runs parallel to Montana Highway 83. The Swan Lake Area is host to numerous campsites including areas right along the lake. Swan Lake is also home to many ...
Sep. 18—Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is accepting public comment on its 2024 snowmobile grant proposals, a process that could see thousands of dollars headed to local organizations. Flathead ...
Elevations range from 3,066 feet (935 m) on Swan Lake to 7,218 feet (2,200 m) at the summit of Con Kelly Mountain in the Swan Range. Montana Highway 83 runs through the community close to the shore of Swan Lake; it leads northwest 20 miles (32 km) to Montana Highway 35 north of Bigfork and south 71 miles (114 km) to Montana Highway 200 at ...
Primary access is via Montana highway 83 and logging roads to the east, but there are several western routes leading from the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribe's adjoining Mission Mountains Tribal Wilderness. The wilderness is approximately 80 miles (128 km) north of Missoula, Montana and 65 miles (105 km) south-east of Kalispell, Montana.
Jul. 10—An extensive road construction project near Swan Lake is set to begin July 17. The Montana Department of Transportation, along with LHC Inc. and Knife River, are improving roughly 19 ...
Interstate 15 runs north–south and U.S. Route 12 runs east–west through the area. The largest nearby city is Helena, Montana , which is the headquarters location for the forest. The forest was the site of the 1949 Mann Gulch fire , which claimed the lives of 13 firefighters and which was the subject of both Norman Maclean 's book Young Men ...