Covering 1.6 million acres in Montana and Idaho, the forest has its headquarters in Hamilton. The name is derived from the bitterroot plant, which was noted by Meriwether Lewis on his journey through the region. The forest is one of the first forest reserves and contains the site of the first US Forest Service ranger station, at Alta. There is a variety of vegetation. The drier valley floor and lower foothills have an arid-lands mix of sage, juniper and paintbrush, broken in places by ponderosa pine. Higher up, the land receives more moisture and provides habitat for spruce, sub-alpine fir and the sub-alpine larch--found only in a few places in the United States. There are a large nunber of wildlife species in the Forest. The most popular are mule deer, white-tailed deer, elk, bighorn sheep, mountain goat, mountain lion, moose and black bears. Grizzly bears are not known to inhabit the Bitterroot Forest however, black bears are common.
Location:
1801 N 1st St, Hamilton Montana 59840
Telephone
406-363-7161
(Darby) Alpine Meadows Guest Ranch
(Hamilton) Bitterroot National Forest
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04/25 Coming to The Hamilton area
Buttermilk Festival Kamiah ID April6 Learn to make butter the old fashioned way with a modern day twist, and then enjoy your creation on some fresh baked Dutch oven bread. Take in the pancake breakfast, Buttermilk Bowl bowling tournament, horse plop 50/50 raffle, variety of vendors and live music throughout the day.
Pierce 1860 Days Celebration Pierce ID August2-4 Celebrating the founding of the First Gold Rush Town in Idaho! Fun for the whole family...live music, street dance, parade, games, costume contest, ATV Fun Run, Dutch Oven cooking, craft & food vendors, softball tournament, and more.
Bitterroot Scottish Irish Festival Hamilton MT August24-25 Compete, play, and dance this August at the Marcus Daly Mansion.
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