Wild Places

Montana has fifteen wilderness areas with diverse topography and vegetation. These federally designated wilderness areas are protected from commercial development because of their roadless values and wildlife habitat. The wilderness areas in Montana are: Absaroka-Beartooth, Anaconda-Pinter, Bob Marshall, Cabinet Mountains, Gates of the Mountains, Great Bear, Lee Metcalf, Medicine Lake, Mission Mountains, Rattlesnake, Red Rock Lakes, Scapegoat, Selway-Bitterroot, UL Bend and Welcome Creek.

• Absaroka-Beartoooth Wilderness
• Anaconda-Pintler Wilderness Area
• Bob Marshall Wilderness
• Cabinet Mountains Wilderness
• Gates of the Mountains Wilderness
• Great Bear Wilderness
• Lee Metcalf Wilderness
• Medicine Lake Wilderness
• Mission Mountains Wilderness
• Rattlesnake Wilderness
• Red Rock Lakes Wilderness
• Scapegoat Wilderness
• Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness
• UL Bend Wilderness
• Welcome Creek Wilderness