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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/> |
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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= |
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=https://www.webcitation.org/6EbwKxmUe?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 |archivedate=22 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/> |
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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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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.<ref>{{cite book|title=Montana Atlas & Gazetteer|year=2004|publisher=DeLorme|location=Yarmouth, ME|isbn=0-89933-339-7|pages=5}}</ref> Parking is provided, as Rattler Gulch is a popular rock-climbing area.<ref>{{cite web|last=rockclimbing.com|title=Rattler Gulch|url=http://www.rockclimbing.com/routes/North_America/United_States/Montana/South_West/Rattler_Gulch/|accessdate=14 December 2011}}</ref> |
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.<ref>{{cite book|title=Montana Atlas & Gazetteer|year=2004|publisher=DeLorme|location=Yarmouth, ME|isbn=0-89933-339-7|pages=5}}</ref> Parking is provided, as Rattler Gulch is a popular rock-climbing area.<ref>{{cite web|last=rockclimbing.com|title=Rattler Gulch|url=http://www.rockclimbing.com/routes/North_America/United_States/Montana/South_West/Rattler_Gulch/|accessdate=14 December 2011|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080225130034/http://www.rockclimbing.com/routes/North_America/United_States/Montana/South_West/Rattler_Gulch/|archivedate=25 February 2008|df=}}</ref> |
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[[Grizzly bears]] have recently been confirmed inhabiting the Garnets.<ref>{{cite news|last=Chaney|first=Rob|title=Radio collar confirms griz on Missoula fringe for 1st time|url=http://missoulian.com/news/local/radio-collar-confirms-griz-on-missoula-fringe-for-st-time/article_e753fc20-65b8-11e2-ba37-0019bb2963f4.html|accessdate=24 January 2013|newspaper=Missoulian}}</ref> |
[[Grizzly bears]] have recently been confirmed inhabiting the Garnets.<ref>{{cite news|last=Chaney|first=Rob|title=Radio collar confirms griz on Missoula fringe for 1st time|url=http://missoulian.com/news/local/radio-collar-confirms-griz-on-missoula-fringe-for-st-time/article_e753fc20-65b8-11e2-ba37-0019bb2963f4.html|accessdate=24 January 2013|newspaper=Missoulian}}</ref> |
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| Garnet Range | |
|---|---|
 Garnet Ghost Town, Garnet Range | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Old Baldy Mountain |
| Elevation | 7,511 ft (2,289 m) |
| Coordinates | 46°42′38″N 112°52′17″W / 46.71056°N 112.87139°W |
| Geography | |
  Garnet Range | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Montana |
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
- ^ Recreational Map of Western Montana. Canon City, CO: Western GeoGraphics. 1990. ISBN 0-528-92551-2.
- ^ a b c Montana Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, ME: DeLorme. 2004. p. 13. ISBN 0-89933-339-7.
- ^ "National Landscape Conservation System – Wilderness Study Areas" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2011.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b c Cunningham, Bill (1990). Montana Wildlands. Helena, MT: American Geographic Publishing. pp. 43–44. ISBN 0-938314-93-9.
- ^ Montana Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, ME: DeLorme. 2004. p. 5. ISBN 0-89933-339-7.
- ^ rockclimbing.com. "Rattler Gulch". Archived from the original on 25 February 2008. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Chaney, Rob. "Radio collar confirms griz on Missoula fringe for 1st time". Missoulian. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
