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The Beaverhead–Deerlodge National Forest is the largest of the National Forests in Montana, United States. Covering 3.36 million acres (13,600 km 2), the forest is broken into nine separate sections and stretches across eight counties in the southwestern area of the state.
Cabin Creek, Gallatin National Forest Based on the U.S. Board on Geographic Names, there are at least 20 named National and State Forests in Montana. In addition to currently named forests, there are at least 22 former named forests that have been consolidated into current forest lands. National Forests are administered by the United States Forest Service, an agency of the United States ...
The Pioneer Mountains cover 2,000 square miles (5,200 km 2) in Beaverhead County in southwestern Montana, USA. The highest peaks in this range include: [1] Tweedy Mountain (11,154 ft or 3,400 m) Torrey Mountain (11,147 ft or 3,398 m) Baldy Mountain (10,568 ft or 3,221 m) Mount Fleecer (9,436 ft or 2,876 m) Odell Mountain (9,405 ft or 2,867 m)
Nearly all the range is part of the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest. In the northern part of the range is the Bureau of Land Management's Axolotl Lakes Wilderness Study Area, 7,804 acres in size, which is part of a larger roadless area of 47,000 acres. [2] The Axolotl Lakes WSA is home to a unique form of indigenous tiger salamander. [2]
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Much of the central part of the range is within the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, although many—mostly small—patented mining claims exist within the forest boundary. The range saw significant gold mining, especially during the 1880s to 1930s.
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The mountain is located in Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest. (There is also another Mount Jefferson in Montana, further south, on the Idaho/Montana border.) Hollowtop Mountain is an adjacent, taller peak less than .75 miles (1.2 km) to the north. Over the years, the two summits have had numerous names and elevations recorded on various maps.