The area is a highly desired destination for hunting, fishing, white-water rafting and many other popular recreational pursuits. The Continental Divide National Scenic Trail is a United States National Scenic Trail running 3,100 miles between Chihuahua and Alberta. Snow continues to fall in May and June. Welcome to Big Sky Country and the land of the Nez Perce. The summer season of the Continental Divide is a short one, generally lasting from early June to mid-September. Golden, CO 80401. It navigates dramatically diverse ecosystems through mountain meadows, The sections listed here are in the Beaverhead … Box 83720 
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Dept. The Forest also contains Borah Peak, Idaho’s tallest peak, the Wild & Scenic Salmon. From Monida Pass to Goldstone Pass you’ll find lesser amounts of snow, so this section can be accessed by mid-June. Clark Drive will lead to Park boundary and access to the CDT. The Continental Divide National Scenic Trail goes through BLM managed lands in Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Wyoming. And, in 1932 Glacier and Waterton Lakes National Park, in Canada, were designated Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park. Then, the trail passes through the Collegiate Peaks and then up Grays Peak at 14,270 feet (the highest point on the CDT). http://www.fs.fed.us/r1/bdnf/, Beaverhead Deer Lodge National Forest CDT Site    http://www.fs.fed.us/r1/bdnf/cdnst.htm, Salmon-Challis National Forest: The Salmon-ChallisNational Forest covers over 4.3 million acres in east-central Idaho. North-bound hikers will be entering the southern portion of GlacierNational Park at this point and are required to get multi-day use permits from the Two Medicine Ranger Station off located on US Hwy 25. The Caribou-Targhee National Forest, situated next to Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks, is home to a diverse number of wildlife and fish, including Threatened and Endangered species, wilderness, scenic panoramas and intensively managed forestlands. East Glacier Park- From East Glacier, MT- located at the intersection of US Hwy 2 & US Hwy 49, from US 49 travel west on Midvale Creek Road to Clark Drive. The Continental Divide Trail was designated by Congress as a National Scenic Trail in 1978, and the Forest Service was given the responsibility to manage the trail. Glacier National Park:  Glacier preserves over 1,000,000 acres of forests, alpine meadows, and lakes. The trail’s accessibility is mostly a function of the amount of snow that fell the preceding winter. It connects Mexico to Canada via a 3,100 mile / 4,898 km footpath following the Continental Divide across the United States.. Thru-hikers, those hiking the entire trail, pass through five states: New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana. From Wilborn travel west 8.5 miles following VirginiaCreek to StemplePass. Living in Montana allows me regular access to the beautiful hiking, boating and other attractions this great state offers and this week end I had the opportunity to hike 15 miles of the Continental Divide Trail outside of Helena. The biggest share of the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail will be 820 miles along Montana's rugged Divide. The Continental Divide National Scenic Trail (9) is comprised of many trails going through different National Forests. The park contains over 350 structures listed on the National Register of Historic Sites and six National Historic Landmarks. The Helena boasts some of the most vivid glimpses into the past of this historically-rich area. The exception is the CDT near the ghost town of Leadville and near Thunderbolt Mountain. The Continental Divide Trail (CDT) is the longest and least-traveled of America's trio of long-distance trails.. http://www.nps.gov/glac/. From Tendoy, travel west 11 miles on the Lewis & Clark National Backcountry Byway towards the Sacajawea Memorial and LemhiPass. Trail: Continental Divide Trail Trip Duration: 29 June 2017 - 29 September 2017 (93 days) Trip Length: 2,559.6 miles Money Spent ON TRAIL: Around … From Black Mountain northward, including Rogers Pass, the Scapegoat Wilderness, the Bob Marshall Wilderness, and Glacier National Park, you can encounter snow any time of the year. Mount Henry Fire tower- http://www.firetower.org/listings/us346.html, Two Medicine Lakehttp://www.bigskyfishing.com/National_parks/glacier/Glacier_Photo_Gallery2/GlacierNationalParkPhotogr/, Feather Plume Falls- http://www.nps.gov/glac/gallery/082501.htm, Highline Trail-  http://www.bigskyfishing.com/National_parks/glacier/hiking-highline-trail.shtm, Dawn Mist Falls- http://www.nps.gov/glac/video/video.htm. The forest provides timber, minerals, and grazing lands. It is also considered the "King of Trails," more difficult than its sister long distance trails, the Appalachian and Pacific Crest. http://www.fs.fed.us/r1/helena/. Hikers can access the CDT here by hiking south on Many Falls Trail to link with Piegan Pass Trail to the North and St. Mary Lake Trail to the South. Its remoteness equates with spectacular terrain and scenery. This 1.8-million acre Forest spans six mountain ranges and includes two Congressionally-designated Wilderness areas, the Absaroka-Beartooth and Lee Metcalf Wildernesses. From Babb travel West on Glacier Route Three 12 miles to Swiftcurrent Campground. St. Mary Falls- From St. Mary, MT-located 32 miles north of Browning on US Hwy 89, travel west on Glacier Route One/Going-to-the Sun Road  11.5 miles to signs for the St.MaryFalls. Pristine lakes, gorgeous glaciers, cascading water falls, and impressive mountain peaks. of Parks and Recreation, Statehouse Mail 
P.O. Bike the Great Divide Mountain Bike Route, an off-pavement route that crisscrosses the Continental Divide for 2,768 miles from Banff, Alberta to Antelope Wells, New Mexico. Bob Marshall Wilderness Complex
Bob Marshall, Great Bear and Scapegoat Wildernesses. The trail offers a number of activity options and is best used from June until October. Helena offers TWO easy access points to the CDT, each 20 miles or less from downtown. The Salmon-Challis National Forest covers over 4.3 million acres, and included within the boundaries of the Forest is 1.3 million acres of the Frank Church—River of No Return Wilderness Area, the largest wilderness area in the Continental U.S. CDTC is a platinum-level GuideStar participant, demonstrating our commitment to transparency. Dec 14, 2020: A New Approach to Section Hiking: Son Supports Dad from Wyoming to New Mexico. Hikers can also access RaynoldsPass at the junction of  Hwy 20/18 and Hwy 87, travel north on Hwy 87, 11 miles to RaynoldsPass. Glacier and Waterton Lakes have both been designated as Biosphere Reserves and together were recognized, in 1995, as a World Heritage Site. The Continental Divide Trail leads from the Mexican border to the Canadian Border. winds through alpine tundra of the South San Juan, Weminuche and La Garita Wilderness Area where the route stays above 11,000 feet for almost 70 miles. In Montana it crosses Triple Divide Pass The trail is a combination of dedicated trails and small roads and considered 70% complete. Local Club: Continental Divide Trail Coalition. The range, 12 miles wide in places, begins as a series of high rolling ridges that gradually gain in elevation as one moves to the east. of Fish, Wildlife and Parks, P.0. Congress designated the Bob Marshall Wilderness Area as part of the original Wilderness Act of 1964 and it now encompasses over 1.5 million acres. Box 168 
Yellowstone Park, WY 82190 (307) 344-7381, P.0. Benchmark/South Fork T.H.- From Augusta, MT- located on US Hwy 287, travel 17 miles west towards Nilan Reservoir on Ranger Station Road. Beautiful grassy parks and mountain meadows are surrounded by forests of Douglas fir and lodgepole pine. Developed by the former CDT organization and Jerry Brown of Bear Creek Survey, these map guides reflect the most current line data for the CDNST available. Bo x9998 Lima ID 59739-9998, US Post Office: General Delivery Big Springs Road, Macks Inn, ID 83429. The CDT travels through some of Montana and Idaho’s most majestic and historic lands: Waterton Lake and Glacier National Park on the Canadian border, the lofty peaks of the Anaconda, Bitterroot and Beaverhead Mountains, Lemhi Pass where Lewis and Clark first set foot on the Divide, Hell Roaring Canyon, Chief Joseph Pass – named for the most famous of Nez Perce chiefs, ghosts of mining past, … All of the major landforms are structurally controlled with most of the mountain ranges being formed by block faults. Elevations range from about 5,100 feet to 10,793 feet on West Goat Peak, with sagebrush and willow flats in the lower elevations rising to forest of pine, fir, and spruce and eventually to aspen, pine, fir and larch. Glaciations from the last ice age influenced the shape of the land as well as the composition of the soil. The Continental Divide forms the western border of Waterton Lakes National Park, which lies completely on the east side of the divide. The Continental Divide Trail is approximately 800 miles in length in Montana and Idaho. Mid-elevations receive more moisture and are habitat for stands of Douglas fir, lodgepole pine and western larch. Straddling the Continental Divide in the Anaconda Range, it has it all in terms of mountain grandeur, whether that entails high and rugged peaks, cirques, U-shaped valleys, or glacier moraines. Its diverse habitats are home to over 70 species of mammals and over 260 species of birds. The Forest also contains Borah Peak, Idaho’s tallest peak, the Wild & Scenic Salmon River and the Middle Fork of the Salmon River. Elk/Calf Mtn.-sacred to Blackfeet Indians, Helena National Forest: The HelenaNational Forest offers close to one million acres of diverse landscapes and wildland opportunities. http://www.fs.fed.us/r1/flathead/. Big Hole Pass to Schultz Saddle may open by late June, but some passes north of there in the Anaconda-Pintler Wilderness do not clear until mid-July, and sometimes later. At the top of the pass turn left onto Vista Point Rd and continue to the parking area. National Forests are ‘AMERICA’S GREAT OUTDOORS’ here to serve the American people at work and play! Southern terminus: Crazy Cook Monument 2. The 1.6 million acre Bitterroot National Forest begins above the foothills of the Bitterroot River Valley in two mountain ranges—the Bitterroot Mountains on the west and the Sapphire Mountains on the east side of the valley. Box 805 Philipsburg, MT 59858 (406) 859-3211, 1935 Third Ave. W. Kalispell, MT 59901 (406) 758-5200, P.0. I would recommend this book to anyone hiking on and near the continental divide. http://www.fs.fed.us/r1/lewisclark/, Stretching along the west side of the continental divide from the US Canadian border south approximately 120 miles lies the 2.3 million acre FlatheadNational Forest. The biggest share of the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail will be 820 miles along Montana's rugged Divide. Come and explore this marvelous treasure and discover, for yourself, all that it has to offer. Here’s a generalized look at the Montana/Idaho CDT from south to north: From the Island Park area near Yellowstone, through the Henrys Lake Mountains and most of the Centennials, snowfall is heavy. Reviewed in the United States on May 2, 2013. Montana/Idaho Access Points (from North to South). The Continental Divide National Scenic Trail (440) and (337) offers outstanding views as it follows the Continental Divide through the Helena National Forest.Area maps available are the Helena National Forest Visitor Map and USGS Map1: Elliston, Township 9N; Range 6W; Section 2. Box 180 Hiway 93S  Leadore, ID 83464 (208) 768-2500, P.0. The Forest provides habitat for a full complement of native fauna, including four federally listed threatened species – the grizzly bear, gray wolf, bald eagle, and the Canada lynx. On its eastern end, the range climbs abruptly out of the forested Island Park Caldera to form a high rugged crest that reaches its highest elevation at 10,203 feet on Mount Jefferson. It follows the Continental Divide of the Americas along the Rocky Mountains and traverses five U.S. states — Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, and New Mexico. Box 180 Hiway 93 N  North Fork, ID 83466 (208) 865-2700, P.0. Black bears, moose, elk, deer, and mountain goats call this area home. Before reaching Wyoming, the trail passes … The Bob Marshall Wilderness Complex is the last holdout habitat south of Canada for the grizzly bear and provides critical habitat to the endangered gray wolves as well. The route traverses majestic peaks, lush aspen forests and some broad meadows. The trail crawls along a section of the Centennial Mountains from Red Rock Pass to near Monida, passing through some of the most scenic country in southwest Montana. Even the valley bottoms are about 4,500 feet in elevation, while many of the peaks exceed 11,000 feet. CDTC is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. For the last two summers, MWA has partnered with CDTC to host a stewardship project on the trail. To the west, vast canyons and limestone peaks foster a collection of timber and sub-alpine fir, embracing meadows, and blue, blue skies. Glacier National Park is home to the CDT’s northern terminus along the picturesque shores of Waterton Lake. 5.0 out of 5 stars Montana & Idaho's Continental Divide Trail: The Official Guide. Box 208  St. Anthony, ID 83445 (208) 624-3151, P.0. The trailhead has a bathroom, picnic tables, fire rings, and informational kiosks. Targhee Pass- From Idaho Falls, ID- travel North 57 miles on US Hwy 20. The Continental Divide Trail will climb and descend the peaks of the Rocky Mountains from Canada to Mexico, traversing mountainside meadows, granite peaks and high-desert saddles. Dana Spring- From Avon, MT- located 30 miles west of Helena on MT 12, travel north 3 miles on Hwy 141 to Forest Road 136. Nov 23, 2020: Reflections from the Field. Chief Joseph Pass: Beaverhead Mtns.- From Dillon, MT- travel north 40 miles on Hwy 15 to the town of Divide and intersection of Hwy 43. Established in 1899, the Gallatin is part of the Greater Yellowstone Area, the largest intact ecosystem in the continental U.S. Glacier preserves over 1,000,000 acres of forests, alpine meadows, and lakes. Rugged and remote, this country offers adventure, solitude and breathtaking scenery. Through five states, 25 National Forests, 20 Wilderness areas, 3 National Parks, 1 National Monument and 8 Bureau of Land Management Resource Areas- the Continental Divide Trail travels 3,100 miles through America's most dramatic and wild backcountry. Other Map Resources: Bear Creek Survey Maps. Both races are point to point and take place predominantly on the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail (CDT) and the Continental Divider, between Idaho and Montana. A scenic component of the National … Most of the area north of Lowland Campground, in the Boulder Mountains, is clear of snow by late June all the way to Black Mountain below Stemple Pass. Its diverse habitats are home to over 70 species of mammals and over 260 species of birds. Within this complex are three wildernesses: Bob Marshall, Scapegoat, and Great Bear. Box 520 West Yellowstone, MT 59758 (406) 823-6961, 2880 – Skyway Drive  Helena, MT 59601 (406) 449-5201, P.0. The Forest lays almost entirely within “the Greater Yellowstone Area” or “the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem,” an area of over 12 million acres and the largest remaining block of relatively undisturbed plant and animal habitat in the contiguous U.S.. Through five states, 25 National Forests, 20 Wilderness areas, 3 National Parks, 1 National Monument and 8 Bureau of Land Management Resource Areas- the Continental Divide Trail travels 3,100 miles through America's most … The highest slopes are often bare talus with vegetation limited to lichens. The Lewis and Clark National Forest lies in central and north central Montana within the upper Missouri River system. From Swiftcurrent hikers can access the western route of the CDT heading North towards WatertonLake and the Canadian Border. Located in west central Montana. The Continental Divide snakes through the forest and along part of its boundary. Length:2700 - 3150 miles (depending on route) Time to hike:5-6 months Start and end points: 1. http://www.fs.fed.us/r4/sc/, BLM Salmon Field Office http://www.id.blm.gov/offices/salmon/, Homestake Pass- From Butte, MT travel East 7.2 miles to HomestakePass. This is Montana’s untamed country. Whether it’s wilderness trekking in the Anaconda-Pintler or Lee Metcalf wildernesses, driving the Gravelly Range Road or Pioneer Mountains Scenic Byway, or camping in one of the 50 small to medium-sized campgrounds in the forest, the Beaverhead-Deerlodge has it all. The Forest Service monitors the snow pack, so a quick call to the right district can help you plan. Continental Divide Trail Access. On May 4, Williams started walking north along the Continental Divide Trail (CDT), in Lordsburg, New Mexico, about 100 miles north of the Mexican border. The forest includes the Anaconda-Pintler and Lee Metcalf wilderness areas. Parking is somewhat limited at the pass. On the eastern side, sage and pine decorate the gentler Big Belt Mountains. East of the Anaconda-Pintler Wilderness, the CDT curves like a scythe as it goes around Butte, Montana, mostly through lower elevation mountain ranges. Box 238 Wisdom, MT 59761 (406) 689-3243, 5 Forest Service Road Ennis, MT 59729 (406) 682-4253, P.0. Box 200701 
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Glacier National Park, P.O. Montana and Idaho are home to the mountain goat, grizzly bear, gray wolf, bald eagle and osprey, as well as, Douglas fir, lodgepole pine, aspen, lady-slipper, buttercups, beargrass and glacier lilies. At the intersection of Road 235, travel southwest 18 miles on Road 235 to South Fork Trailhead. In Waterton, all drainages flow into the Saskatchewan River Basin, generally a northeast route towards Hudson Bay. Hwy 20 is then marked as Hwy 20 or Hwy 18. MacDonald Pass- From Hwy 12 in Helena, travel west 15.5 miles to MacDonaldPass. The entire Continental Divide National Scenic Trail corridor is approximately 3,100 miles (4,988 kilometers) long, extending from the Canadian border in Montana to the border of Mexico in New Mexico. Continental Divide Trail to Fifty Mountain Shelter [CLOSED] is a 32 mile moderately trafficked out and back trail located near Siyeh Bend, Montana that features beautiful wild flowers and is rated as moderate. Box 219 Lincoln, MT 59639  (406) 362-4265, 1101 15th St. North  Great Falls, MT 59403 (406) 791-7700, 1102 Main Ave. NW  Choteau, MT 59422 (406) 446-5341, Bldg. Usually high or low snowfall will affect trail conditions and the dates that trails melt out. Landscapes range from broad prairies to rugged ridges and mountain peaks. The CDT is … Swiftcurrent Pass TH- From Babb, MT- located 11 miles south of the Canadian border on US Hwy 89. For those who prefer a more defined trail experience, hiking the CDNST holds a lot of appeal. The Forest Service, in consultation with the Society and other interested parties, completed its initial route selection process and dedicated the first official segment of the CDT in 1989. Trail Information, Outreach and Education, http://www.firetower.org/listings/us346.html, http://www.bigskyfishing.com/National_parks/glacier/Glacier_Photo_Gallery2/GlacierNationalParkPhotogr/, http://www.nps.gov/glac/gallery/082501.htm, http://www.bigskyfishing.com/National_parks/glacier/hiking-highline-trail.shtm, Bob Marshall, Great Bear and Scapegoat Wildernesses, US Post Office: General Delivery  PO Box 9998 ; 34 Dawson Ave East Glacier, MT 59434-9998, Benchmark Wilderness Ranch: Benchmark Rd# 1 Augusta, MT 59410  or C/O Benchmark Wilderness Ranch PO Box 190 Augusta, MT 59410, US Post Office: General Delivery  129 Main St. Augusta, MT 59410, US Post Office: General Delivery 237 Main Street ; P.O. It was designated for its scenic significance. The spectacular glaciated landscape is a hikers paradise containing 700 miles of maintained trails that lead deep into one of the largest intact ecosystems in the lower 48 states. 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