NATURAL AREAS AND REGIONS 



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Great FallsJ G. N. Ry. local to Cho- 

 teauj, 20 mi. (a) to Allen's hotelt 5 mi. 

 from game preserve. 



"Rocky Mountain National Monument" 

 {near Helena, Mont.) 



Coniferous Forest, Northwestern. In 

 Teton Co., in T. 12 and 13 N., R. 3 W., 

 Montana P. Meridian, within Helena 

 National Forest, Montana, along Hauser 

 Lake and the upper Missouri River. 

 Typical xerophytic forest, Douglas fir, 

 western yellow pine and lodgepole pine 

 and xerophytic vegetation. Principally 

 limestone rock which in places is jagged 

 and pinnacled with sheer cliffs. 4500 ft. 



Helena!. N. P. Ry. and C. M. & St. 

 P. Ry. Electric to lake, 18-20 mi. 



Recommendation made for a preserve 

 by U. S. Forest Service, and by Montana 

 Legislature. See Substitute for House 

 Bill No. 3 introduced by committee on 

 Federal Relations, 1921. Proclamation 

 pending. Depends also upon purchase 

 of additional land by government. 



Bear tooth National Forest [Mont.) 



Ice Caves and Glaciers Timberline 

 Lakes. In Carbon Co., Mont., within 

 Beartooth National Forest. The ice 

 caves are on Pryor Mountain division, 

 the glaciers on the main part of the 

 forest. Typical high altitude forests; 

 vegetation and fauna not much different 

 from Yellowstone National Park. In- 

 teresting from standpoint of small 

 glaciers, glacial lakes, timberline condi- 

 tions. 5000-11,000 ft. 



BillingsJ, N. P. Ry. Burlington Ry. 



Local train to Bridger for Pryor 

 Mountain. 



Local train to Redlodge for main part 

 of forest (h)§. 



Along Lolo Trail 



Coniferous Forest, Northwestern, 

 heavily burned. In Clearwater Co., 

 Idaho, within Clearwater National For- 

 est. Typical single and double burn by 

 two of the worst forest fires known in 

 the Northwest, 1910 and 1919. One may 



observe the effects of the 1910 fire alone, 

 both fires or only the 1919 fire. Excel- 

 lent chance for study of succession of 

 forest vegetation and influence of fire on 

 site. 



Elev. 5000-7000 ft., mountainous. 



Missoula, Mont. J N. P. Ry., C. M. & 

 St. P. Ry. 35 miles; to Lolo Hot Springs 

 (a) Lolo Trail to Cook Mountain 30 mi. 

 (h)**. 



Alpine Meadow. In Clearwater Co., 

 Idaho, within Clearwater National For- 

 est along Lolo Trail. Typical hydro- 

 phytic alpine meadow; alpine and sub- 

 alpine vegetation, and fauna at 6575 ft. 

 level. 



Missoula, Mont. I, N. P. Ry., C. M St. 

 P. Ry. Lolo Hot Springs 35 mi. [|. Cook 

 Mountain 30 mi. (h)**. 



Sub alpine Forest, Northwestern. In 

 Clearwater Co., Idaho, within Clear- 

 water National Forest along Lolo Trail 

 near Cook Mountain. Typical sub- 

 alpine forest of mountain hemlock, very 

 old climax stand, and characteristic 

 subalpine vegetation; xerophytic, meso- 

 phytic and hydrophytic. 7000 ft. 



Missoulaj, N. P. Ry. and C. M. & St. 

 P. Ry. Lolo Hot Springs, (a) 35 mi. (h)**. 



Smelter Fume Damage 



Coniferous Forest, Northwestern. In 

 Deerlodge Co., Mont., within Deerlodge 

 National Forest. Typical mesophytic 

 lodgepole pine forest. Excellent oppor- 

 tunity to observe effect of smelter fumes 

 on foi'est and vegetation. 



Anacondal, Mont., N. P. Ry., C. M. it 

 St. P. Ry., (a) 5 to 10 mi. 



Alpine Forest, N orthxvestern 



Alpine Larch, Lari.t Lyallii. In Bon- 

 ner County, northern Idaho, within 

 Kaniksu National Forest. About 200 

 acres of alpine larch, mature trees and 

 reproduction on summit of divide be- 

 tween Kootenai and Priest Rivers at 

 Roman Nose Lookout. Subalpine flora 

 of alpine fir, Engelmann spruce, white- 

 bark pine, heather, sedges and grasses. 

 6000-7000 ft. Precipitous. 



