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Expedition Planners
No matter in what corner of the U.S. you
live in we have some great destinations
for day-kikes, backpacking or camping
adventures.
"Lonely Mountains"
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Anaconda Mountains, MT
Hidden deep in Montana's high
country is a seldom-visited
wilderness of cool forests and
skyscraping peaks.
By Michael Lanza, contributing
Editor GETTING THERE:
Drive 90 minutes south from
Missoula or an hour west from
Anaconda. Access
trailheads via US93 from the
west, MT 43 from the east and
south, and MY 38 and MT 1 from
the north.. ROUTE: The
wilderness area has 280 miles of
trail, including a 45-mile
stretch of the Continental
Divide Trail. The Author's 4-day
loop from the Carpp creek
trailhead followed the Carpp
Creek and Hiline Trails to the
CDT and returned via the Hiline
Carpp Lake Trails. GUIDES:
Both the USFS "Anaconda
Pintler Wilderness" map
(1:50,000 scale;$6) and "Hiking
the Anaconda-Pintler
Wilderness", by Mort
Arkava()self-published,
Corvallis, MT;$14.95) are
available from local USFS
offices.
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