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Montana Highway 38 (MT 38), also known as Skalkaho Road or Skalkaho Highway is a state highway in the US state of Montana approximately 53.8 miles (86.6 km) long. It provides seasonal direct land connections between the communities of Hamilton on the west and Philipsburg and Anaconda on the east via Skalkaho Pass.
The Skalkaho Pass (Salish: Sq̓x̣q̓x̣ó, "many trails" [1]), 7,258 feet (2,212 m) above sea level, [2] is a pass in the Sapphire Mountains in southwest Montana traversed by Montana Highway 38. [ 3 ]
Skalkaho Highway MT 39 — — Port of Morgan at the Saskatchewan border: Hysham — — Replaced by MT 19 (later S-242) and S-245: MT 39: 51.163: 82.339 US 212 in Lame Deer: North of I-94 near Forsyth: 1977: current MT 40: 4.505: 7.250 US 93 south of Whitefish: US 2 west of Columbia Falls — — MT 41: 54.512: 87.729 I-15 Bus. in Dillon: MT 2 ...
Grantsdale is located near U.S. Route 93 and Montana Highway 38, 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Hamilton. The community had a post office until October 29, 1988; it retains its own ZIP code, 59835. [2] [3] Initially called Skalkaho Creek, the town became Grantsdale in about 1888 after H. H. Grant, the town's founder. [4]
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The highway continues along the Lewis and Clark Trail into the Bitterroot Valley toward Missoula, passing through Darby and Hamilton. At Lolo , US 12 joins from the west and they run concurrently northeasterly for 7.5 miles (12.1 km), where US 93 heads due north on Reserve Street in Missoula.
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The range is bisected by just two roads, Route 38 at 7250 foot (2210 m) Skalkaho Pass and FS80 at Lutz Creek. Besides West Pintler Peak (considered part of the Anaconda Range), the highest point in the Sapphire Mountains is Kent Peak , located at 46°03.79'N and 113°47.61'W at an elevation of 8999 feet (2743 m).