Missouri Breaks Montana Map

The upper missouri river breaks encompasses an area of 375 000 acres that parallel the missouri river landscape from fort benton on us highway 87 through central montana north of lewistown and the west end at the cmr national wildlife refuge and us highway 191.

Missouri breaks montana map. The map below shows the route and location of the missouri breaks national backcountry byway in central montana. The missouri is the longest river in the united states flowing more than 2 500 miles from its source on the eastern slope of the rockies near three forks montana to its confluence with the mississippi river at st. Our mission is to protect and preserve the monument by educating the public advocating for responsible access and environmentally responsible uses and to support groups and agencies that protect and restore the. The historic town of rocky point was on the south side of the missouri river in fergus county montana in the missouri breaks rocky point was located at a natural ford on the missouri river.

Congress designated 149 miles of the upper missouri as a component of the national wild and scenic river system in 1976 calling it an irreplaceable legacy of the historic american west. In prehistoric times american bisons trailed down through the breaks to rocky point to cross the river. In short if you want to be alone the missouri breaks area is a very fine place to go. During the missouri river steamboat era 1860s to 1880s the buffalo trail system leading to and from the ford caused rocky point to become a steamboat landing which received freight for mining.

The upper missouri river breaks national monument is a national monument in the western united states protecting the missouri breaks of north central montana managed by the bureau of land management blm it is a series of badland areas characterized by rock outcroppings steep bluffs and grassy plains. The friends of the missouri breaks monument is a 501 c 3 non profit incorporated in 2001 to support the upper missouri river breaks national monument where the wild and scenic missouri river flows through nearly half a million acres of central montana prairies and badlands. Beginning at the confl uence of the missouri river and cow creek then north along said creek to suction creek then northeast along said creek to little suction c hd 417. Upper missouri river breaks national monument.

A topography referred to as the breaks by locals as the land appears to break away to the river. Boaters guide fort benton to coal banks landing boaters guide fort benton to coal banks landing relief shown by contours. Upper missouri breaks west that portion of blaine and phillips counties lying within the following described boundary. From fort benton to the charles m.

Created by proclamation in 2001 by president bill clinton on january 17 it. And the part of the breaks area that is outside of the refuge consists of scattered ranches and sizable blocks of blm lands. The upper missouri national wild and scenic river umnwsr section starts. Russell national wildlife refuge the monument spans 149 miles of the upper missouri river the adjacent breaks country and portions of arrow creek antelope creek and the judith river.