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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.
Name Location Area (acres) Area (km 2) Established Annual visitors (2006) [1] Deschutes: Deschutes, Klamath, Lake, and Jefferson counties: 1,596,900 6,462: July 1, 1908
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)
Beaverhead National Forest Road 106 (William Clark 1806) Chief Joseph Pass Idaho Montana: 7,251 ft 2210 m in Salmon National Forest to in Beaverhead National Forest: Elk Park Pass Montana: 6,352 ft 1936 m
The Big Hole River watershed drains 2,800 sq mi (7,300 km 2). [11] [12]The source of the mainstem Big Hole River is Skinner Lake in the Beaverhead National Forest in the Beaverhead Mountains of the Bitterroot Range at the Continental Divide along the Montana-Idaho border in western Beaverhead County.
Siuslaw National Forest includes Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area, three wilderness areas, and Cascade Head Scenic Research Area among the Central Oregon Coast Range. Marys Peak Scenic Botanical Area includes Marys Peak, which at 4,097 ft (1,249 m) is the forest's highest point. [117] Six Rivers: California
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In 1905, these public lands were transferred to the newly formed United States Forest Service. In 1906, Elk Lake was named by Roy Harvey, a Forest Service ranger. The Elk Lake area became part of the Deschutes National Forest in 1908. [1] [5] A primitive road was built from Bend to Elk Lake in 1920. The road helped make Elk Lake a popular ...