The Beaverhead–Deerlodge National Forest is the largest of the National Forests in Montana, United States. Covering 3.36 million acres, the forest is broken into nine separate sections and stretches a
Lemhi Pass in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest
Big Hole River
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The Big Hole River is a tributary of the Jefferson River, approximately 153 miles long, in Beaverhead County, in southwestern Montana, United States. It is the last habitat in the contiguous United St
Beaverhead–Deerlodge National Forest
…Big Hole Forest Reserve. He created this reserve because the Anaconda Copper Mining Company, based in Butte, Montana, had begun to clearcut the upper Big Hole River watershed. The subsequent erosion, exacerbated by smoke pollution from the Anaconda smelter, was devastating the region. Ranchers and conservationists…
Big Hole River near Twin Bridges, Montana
Upper Big Hole River near Jackson, Montana