The Anaconda Range, informally known as the "Pintlers", is a group of high mountains located in southwestern
Montana
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, in the northwestern
United States
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. The mountain range takes its name from the nearby town of
Anaconda
Anacondas or water boas are a group of large boas of the genus ''Eunectes''. They are a semiaquatic group of snakes found in tropical South America. Three to five extant and one extinct species are currently recognized, including one of the l ...
, founded by
Marcus Daly in 1883.
[Aarstad, Rich, Ellie Arguimbau, Ellen Baumler, Charlene Porsild, and Brian Shovers]
Montana Place Names from Alzada to Zortman
. Montana Historical Society Press. It runs northeast approximately from Lost Trail Pass to a point near the community of
Anaconda
Anacondas or water boas are a group of large boas of the genus ''Eunectes''. They are a semiaquatic group of snakes found in tropical South America. Three to five extant and one extinct species are currently recognized, including one of the l ...
, covering parts of
Ravalli,
Deer Lodge,
Granite
Granite ( ) is a coarse-grained (phanerite, phaneritic) intrusive rock, intrusive igneous rock composed mostly of quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase. It forms from magma with a high content of silica and alkali metal oxides that slowly coo ...
and
Beaverhead Counties. To the northwest are the
Sapphire Mountains
The Sapphire Mountains are a range of mountains located in southwestern Montana in the northwestern United States. From a point near the Clark Fork River and the city of Missoula, they run in a southerly direction for a distance of approximate ...
, to the south is the
Big Hole Valley. Due north, the range blends into the Flint Creek Range, and to the southeast lies the Big Hole River and Pioneer Mountains. The crest of the range is part of the
Continental Divide
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, rising to at West Goat Peak. Other major summits include Mt. Evans (), Mt. Haggin (), Warren Peak (), and East Goat Peak (). West Pintler Peak, located in a more commonly visited area, rises to . Much of the range is protected in the
Anaconda-Pintler Wilderness Area.
Climate
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See also
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List of mountain ranges in Montana
References
External links
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Mountain ranges of Montana
Landforms of Ravalli County, Montana
Landforms of Granite County, Montana
Landforms of Beaverhead County, Montana
Landforms of Deer Lodge County, Montana