The Flint Creek Range, el. , is a
mountain range
A mountain range or hill range is a series of mountains or hills arranged in a line and connected by high ground. A mountain system or mountain belt is a group of mountain ranges with similarity in form, structure, and alignment that have aris ...
northeast of
Philipsburg, Montana
Philipsburg is a town in and the county seat of Granite County, Montana, United States. The population was 841 at the 2020 census. The town was named after the famous mining engineer Philip Deidesheimer, who designed and supervised the construc ...
in
Granite County, Montana
Granite County is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Montana. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 3,309. Its county seat is Philipsburg, Montana, Philipsburg. The county was founded in ...
. The highest point in the range is Mount Powell, at 10,168 ft. in elevation.
About 60,000 acres of the Flints are roadless.
From
Deer Lodge, Montana, there appears to be a level, barren ridge connecting Mount Powell and Deer Lodge Mountain, el. 9765 ft. However, if one is traveling eastbound on
Interstate 90
Interstate 90 (I-90) is an east–west transcontinental freeway and the longest Interstate Highway in the United States at . It begins in Seattle, Washington, and travels through the Pacific Northwest, Mountain states, Mountain West, Great Pla ...
, in the stretch between Drummond and Garrison, Montana, looking up one can see that this ridge is actually a sheer cliff called "The Crater."
[ The Crater is characterized as " ant granite ribs resembling the backbone of a dinosaur" by Cunningham.][ The Flints have the typical Rocky Mountain fauna, including a few ]mountain goats
The mountain goat (''Oreamnos americanus''), also known as the Rocky Mountain goat, is a cloven-footed mammal that is endemic to the remote and rugged mountainous areas of western North America. A subalpine to truly alpine species, it is a ...
. The area is popular for hunting of deer, elk, and blue grouse, but otherwise appears to receive little recreational use.[ Dozens of alpine lakes in the range provide good fishing.]
Climate
See also
* List of mountain ranges in Montana
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Ranges of the Rocky Mountains
Mountain ranges of Montana
Landforms of Granite County, Montana