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Highland Mountains

Highland Mountains
Highland Mountains is located in Montana
Highland Mountains
Highland Mountains
Location in Montana
Highest point
Peak Table Mountain
Elevation 10,223 ft (3,116 m)
Coordinates 45°43′34″N 112°28′44″W / 45.72611°N 112.47889°W / 45.72611; -112.47889Coordinates: 45°43′34″N 112°28′44″W / 45.72611°N 112.47889°W / 45.72611; -112.47889
Geography
Country United States
State Montana

The Highland Mountains, highest point Table Mountain, el. 10,223 feet (3,116 m), are a small mountain range southwest of Whitehall, Montana in Silver Bow and Madison County, Montana.

The Continental Divide winds through the range. A 21,000-acre roadless area encompasses the core of the range, which includes Red Mountain, also over 10,000'. Nutritious alpine forage in the Highlands gives area bighorn sheep the fastest horn growth of any herd in Montana. The green-tinted waters of Emerald Lake provide a nice contrast to the red rock of Red Mountain. A smaller roadless area of about 10,000 acres in the Basin Creek drainage protects Butte's municipal watershed.Lodgepole pine and Douglas-fir are common tree species.


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