Crazy Mountain National Forest was established as the Crazy Mountain Forest Reserve in
Montana
Montana () is a state in the Mountain West division of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North Dakota and South Dakota to the east, Wyoming to the south, and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columb ...
by the
U.S. Forest Service on August 10, 1906 with . It became a
National Forest on March 4, 1907. On July 1, 1908 it was combined with part
Yellowstone National Forest
Yellowstone National Forest was first established by the General Land Office on March 30, 1891 as the Yellowstone Park Timber Land Reserve of . On May 22, 1902 it became the Yellowstone Forest Reserve with lands of .
The reserve was first sugge ...
to re-establish
Absaroka National Forest
Absaroka National Forest () is a U.S. national forest in the U.S. state of Montana, established by the General Land Office on September 4, 1902, as the Absaroka Forest Reserve with a total area of .
On January 29, 1903, it was combined with the ...
and its name was discontinued.
The forest is part of the Jefferson Division of Lewis and Clark National Forest. The
Crazy Mountains
The Crazy Mountains, often called the Crazies, is a mountain range in the Central Montana Alkalic Province in the U.S. state of Montana. They are a part of the northern Rocky Mountains.
Geography
Spanning a distance of 40 miles (64 km) ...
are included in the unit, primarily in
Meagher County.
See also
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List of forests in Montana
Based on the U.S. Board on Geographic Names, there are at least 20 named National and State Forests in Montana. In addition to currently named forests, there are at least 22 former named forests that have been consolidated into current forest land ...
References
External links
Lewis and Clark National ForestForest History SocietyListing of the National Forests of the United States and Their Dates
(from the Forest History Society
The Forest History Society is an American non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of forest and conservation history."Forest History Society." Echo Project. Center for History and New Media, George Mason University. http://echo.gmu. ...
website) ''Text from Davis, Richard C., ed. Encyclopedia of American Forest and Conservation History. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company for the Forest History Society, 1983. Vol. II, pp. 743-788.''
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Former National Forests of Montana
Protected areas of Meagher County, Montana
1906 establishments in Montana