Wild Places

Updated: August 18, 2020

Montana has seventeen 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, Bear Trap Canyon, Bob Marshall, Cabinet Mountains, Gates of the Mountains, Great Bear, Humbug Spires, 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
• Bear Trap Canyon Wilderness
• Bob Marshall Wilderness
• Cabinet Mountains Wilderness
• Gates of the Mountains Wilderness
• Great Bear Wilderness
• Humbug Spires 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

Updated: August 18, 2020