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A popular historic site, Garnet Ghost Town, is in the Garnet Range. Situated on [[Bureau of Land Management]] (BLM) land, the ghost town is the remnant of a mining settlement that was inhabited from the late 1800s to the 1930s.<ref name=delorme>{{cite book|title=Montana Atlas & Gazetteer|year=2004|publisher=DeLorme|location=Yarmouth, ME|isbn=0-89933-339-7|page=13}}</ref> The town's population reached several thousand during its peak.<ref name=delorme/> A visitor center and self-guided tours are available.<ref name=delorme/>
A popular historic site, Garnet Ghost Town, is in the Garnet Range. Situated on [[Bureau of Land Management]] (BLM) land, the ghost town is the remnant of a mining settlement that was inhabited from the late 1800s to the 1930s.<ref name=delorme>{{cite book|title=Montana Atlas & Gazetteer|year=2004|publisher=DeLorme|location=Yarmouth, ME|isbn=0-89933-339-7|page=13}}</ref> The town's population reached several thousand during its peak.<ref name=delorme/> A visitor center and self-guided tours are available.<ref name=delorme/>


Although heavily forested, no portion of the Garnet Range is part of the National Forest system. The BLM owns much of the range, including the 11,580-acre Wales Creek [[Wilderness Study Area]].<ref>{{cite web|title=National Landscape Conservation System – Wilderness Study Areas|url=http://www.blm.gov/pgdata/etc/medialib/blm/ut/natural_resources/nlcs/wilderness_study_areas.Par.88202.File.dat/WSAs%20throughout%20the%20Country.pdf|accessdate=7 December 2011}}</ref> The Wales Creek WSA is the last major unroaded drainage in the western Garnets, and features dense forests of [[lodgepole pine]], spruce, [[douglas fir]], larch, aspen, and [[subalpine fir]].<ref name=Cunningham>{{cite book|last=Cunningham|first=Bill|title=Montana Wildlands|year=1990|publisher=American Geographic Publishing|location=Helena, MT|isbn=0-938314-93-9|pages=43–44}}</ref> Wales Creek WSA also hosts a thriving [[moose]] herd, goshawk nesting sites, a native [[cutthroat trout]] fishery, and four hot springs used in the past by miners and now by skiers and hunters.<ref name=Cunningham/>
Although heavily forested, no portion of the Garnet Range is part of the National Forest system. The BLM owns much of the range, including the 11,580-acre Wales Creek [[Wilderness Study Area]].<ref>{{cite web|title=National Landscape Conservation System – Wilderness Study Areas |url=http://www.blm.gov/pgdata/etc/medialib/blm/ut/natural_resources/nlcs/wilderness_study_areas.Par.88202.File.dat/WSAs%20throughout%20the%20Country.pdf |accessdate=7 December 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6EbwKxmUe?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blm.gov%2Fpgdata%2Fetc%2Fmedialib%2Fblm%2Fut%2Fnatural_resources%2Fnlcs%2Fwilderness_study_areas.Par.88202.File.dat%2FWSAs%2520throughout%2520the%2520Country.pdf |archivedate=21 February 2013 |df= }}</ref> The Wales Creek WSA is the last major unroaded drainage in the western Garnets, and features dense forests of [[lodgepole pine]], spruce, [[douglas fir]], larch, aspen, and [[subalpine fir]].<ref name=Cunningham>{{cite book|last=Cunningham|first=Bill|title=Montana Wildlands|year=1990|publisher=American Geographic Publishing|location=Helena, MT|isbn=0-938314-93-9|pages=43–44}}</ref> Wales Creek WSA also hosts a thriving [[moose]] herd, goshawk nesting sites, a native [[cutthroat trout]] fishery, and four hot springs used in the past by miners and now by skiers and hunters.<ref name=Cunningham/>


Another BLM Wilderness Study Area is in the eastern Garnets: the 11,380-acre Hoodoo Mountain WSA. This WSA is separated from unprotected BLM land in the Gallagher Creek drainage by a dirt road. [[Petrified wood]] is found along streams in the Gallagher Creek area.<ref name=Cunningham/>
Another BLM Wilderness Study Area is in the eastern Garnets: the 11,380-acre Hoodoo Mountain WSA. This WSA is separated from unprotected BLM land in the Gallagher Creek drainage by a dirt road. [[Petrified wood]] is found along streams in the Gallagher Creek area.<ref name=Cunningham/>

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Garnet Range
Garnet Ghost Town, Garnet Range
Highest point
PeakOld Baldy Mountain
Elevation7,511 ft (2,289 m)
Geography
CountryUnited States
StateMontana

The Garnet Range, highest point Old Baldy Mountain, elevation 7,511 feet (2,289 m),[1] is a mountain range northeast of Drummond, Montana in Powell County, Montana.

A popular historic site, Garnet Ghost Town, is in the Garnet Range. Situated on Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land, the ghost town is the remnant of a mining settlement that was inhabited from the late 1800s to the 1930s.[2] The town's population reached several thousand during its peak.[2] A visitor center and self-guided tours are available.[2]

Although heavily forested, no portion of the Garnet Range is part of the National Forest system. The BLM owns much of the range, including the 11,580-acre Wales Creek Wilderness Study Area.[3] The Wales Creek WSA is the last major unroaded drainage in the western Garnets, and features dense forests of lodgepole pine, spruce, douglas fir, larch, aspen, and subalpine fir.[4] Wales Creek WSA also hosts a thriving moose herd, goshawk nesting sites, a native cutthroat trout fishery, and four hot springs used in the past by miners and now by skiers and hunters.[4]

Another BLM Wilderness Study Area is in the eastern Garnets: the 11,380-acre Hoodoo Mountain WSA. This WSA is separated from unprotected BLM land in the Gallagher Creek drainage by a dirt road. Petrified wood is found along streams in the Gallagher Creek area.[4]

On the southern slope of the Garnets near the town of Drummond, the BLM's Rattler Gulch Area of Critical Environmental Concern protects 20 acres of exposed Madison Group limestone cliffs.[5] Parking is provided, as Rattler Gulch is a popular rock-climbing area.[6]

Grizzly bears have recently been confirmed inhabiting the Garnets.[7]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Recreational Map of Western Montana. Canon City, CO: Western GeoGraphics. 1990. ISBN 0-528-92551-2.
  2. ^ a b c Montana Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, ME: DeLorme. 2004. p. 13. ISBN 0-89933-339-7.
  3. ^ "National Landscape Conservation System – Wilderness Study Areas" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 February 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ a b c Cunningham, Bill (1990). Montana Wildlands. Helena, MT: American Geographic Publishing. pp. 43–44. ISBN 0-938314-93-9.
  5. ^ Montana Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, ME: DeLorme. 2004. p. 5. ISBN 0-89933-339-7.
  6. ^ rockclimbing.com. "Rattler Gulch". Retrieved 14 December 2011.
  7. ^ Chaney, Rob. "Radio collar confirms griz on Missoula fringe for 1st time". Missoulian. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
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