Facilities: Campground near the trailhead maintained by Forest Service. Also, there is a Forest Service Guard Station nearby. Trail goes through roadless areas for about 10 miles to Hahn Creek Pass, which provides access to the Bob Marshall Wilderness, South Fork of the Flathead River and the Hole-in-the-Wall cave.
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The major access trails to the Bob Marshall Wilderness include the following: City of Seeley Lake. Pyramid Pass Location: Take the Cottonwood Lakes Road #477 (joins Hwy. 83 1/2 mile north of Seeley Lake). Travel east about 2 1/2 miles then turn north on the West Morrell Road #467.
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Montana is home to 16 designated wilderness areas, comprising roughly 3.5 million acres (about 3.75 percent) of the state's lands. They include the highest peaks in the Treasure State, as well as low-lying marshland suited for wildlife refuges.
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Much of the area now comprising the Bob Marshall Wilderness wasoriginally protected as the South Fork, Pentagon and Sun River Primitive Areas, which wereestablished in 1931, 1933, and 1934 respectively. In 1978, additional lands were designated in theBirch Creek area, bringing the Bob Marshall to its current size. The Continental Divide separates the Bob Marshall Wilderness into the Flathead and Sun Riverdrainages, with elevations ranging from 4,000 feet to more than 9,000 feet. A huge escarpmentcalled the Chinese Wall, is one of the most spectacular features of the landscape, averaging 1,000feet in height and extending 22 miles.
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This wilderness area is host to thepopular Wild and Scenic South Fork of the Flathead River as well as the many lakes, concentrated inthe South Fork drainage, including the largest in the BMWC, Big Salmon Lake (972 acres).
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Description: Designated in 1964, The “Bob,” as this wilderness is known, is the most ecologically complete mountain wilderness in the country. Rugged peaks, big river valleys, lakes, large meadows and extensive coniferous forests characterize this area.
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Description: Designated in 1976, this Wilderness preserves a portion of northeastern Montana’s marsh–filled prairie and consists of a shallow lake and sand hills within a national wildlife refuge. Medicine Lake is the flattest and lowest of Montana’s designated wilderness areas with a high point of 2,025 feet. It’s a transition area between the short-grass prairie and the tall-grass prairie.
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The most remote reaches of the Bob are along the Continental Divide, the center of which is the Chinese Wall, an imposing limestone precipice, towering 1,000 feet for 13 miles. Moist pacific maritime weather on the west side results in lush, diverse forests.
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The United States Congress designated the Bob Marshall Wilderness Area as part of the original Wilderness Act of 1964 and it now encompasses over 1.5 million acres. Within this complex are three wildernesses: Bob Marshall, Scapegoat, and Great Bear.
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The following are prohibited in the Bob Marshall Wilderness and apply to all visitors: * Use of the wilderness by parties or groups consisting of over 15 persons. * Shortcutting a switchback on any trail. * Possessing or using a wagon, cart, bicycle or other vehicle (including game carts).
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how large is the bob marshall wilderness area
Bob Marshall Wilderness area is 4,000 feet to more than 9,000 feet large. The bob marshall wilderness area is 4,000 feet to more than 9,000 feet.