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Montana's "Capital City Forest", the Helena National Forest provides a rather open atmosphere to the visitor, with many grassy parks interspersed amidst lodgepole pine and Douglas-fir forests. Highlighting the forest, the Gates of Mountains Wilderness, remains as impressive a sight as when Lewis and Clark described them on their journey up the Missouri River. Mountains of the Continental Divide and spectacular alpine scenery characterizes the Scapegoat Wilderness and the western portion of the forest. Wildlife and recreational values dominate in the Elkhorn range, southeast of Helena. Montana's rich mining and ranching history are an important part of the Helena National Forest.
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Author: Northern Region Regional Office, USDA Forest Service
Title: Northern Region - Helena National Forest
Date: June 1996
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