Little Rocky Mountains

The Little Rocky Mountains,^[1] also known as the Little Rockies,^[2] are a group of buttes, roughly 765 km² in area,^[3] located towards the southern end of the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation in Blaine County and Phillips County^[4] in north-central Montana. Their highest summit is Antoine Butte (~5720 ft (1743 m)).^[5]

Greater sage-grouse in lek, with the Little Rocky Mountains in the background

The nearest town is Dodson, Montana.

See also

• List of mountain ranges in Montana

Notes

1. "Little Rocky Mountains". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. National Association of Tribal Heritage Protection Officers website profile
3. Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia entry
4. mountainzone.com entry
5. "Little Rocky Mountains". Peakbagger.com.

External links

 

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• Geology and Physiography of the Little Rocky Mountains, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

48°00′34″N 108°36′07″W / 48.00944°N 108.60194°W / 48.00944; -108.60194