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Montana
9.7 mi
Distance
1,414 ft
Gain
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What we do know
Inside Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest
2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.
Boundary data
What's missing
No access route mapped
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Why you'll love it
Shields Big Elk
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Shields Big Elk — Montana, 9.7 mi.
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