HAMILTON, Mont. – A mapping method used to look at floodplains in the Bitterroot Valley turned up something unexpected: a new fault line that just might cross under the Lake Como Dam. Jeff Lonn, a ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — A new map shows a 109-acre wildfire burning near the Idaho-Montana state line on Bitterroot National Forest. The Boulder Peak Fire map has the following notes: "Growth appears to be ...

The Bitterroot Mountains are one of the better known mountain ranges of the American Rocky Mountains. The range traces its fame to the earliest American exploration, the Lewis and Clark Expedition of ...

RICK AND SUSIE GRAETZ University of Montana Department of Geography Though its length is short in comparison to other major Montana rivers, the landscape the Bitterroot River flows through is long in ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — The Bitterroot National Forest will move directly to Stage 2 Fire Restrictions on Friday, the highest level, without implementing Stage 1 Fire Restrictions because the fire ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. MISSOULA — At a staggering 1,347,644 acres, the cross-state boundary Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness ...

The complex consists of four loop trails, a picnic area and special group camping area. The trail system and map are also included in the fine guide book "Day Hikes Around Missoula, Montana," by ...

Situated in the heart of Montana's Bitterroot Valley is the serene city of Hamilton. Set among the Rocky Mountains, this hidden gem is a peaceful alternative to many busier destinations like Whitefish ...

For our annual Adventure Travel issue, we scoured the globe to find the 25 Best New Trips in the World for 2010, complete with a Best Trips photo gallery. Today, we present Idaho and Montana. The ...

A company with Canadian roots that calls itself “US Critical Materials” is trying to fast track a plan to build a large mine on public land immediately above the headwaters of one of Montana’s best ...

HAMILTON, Mont. (AP) — A mapping method used to look at floodplains in the Bitterroot Valley turned up something unexpected: a new fault line that just might cross under the Lake Como Dam. Jeff Lonn, ...