Moliese in Lake County, Montana — The American West (Mountains)

The National Bison Range

Photographed by Don Morfe, June 13, 1997

1. The National Bison Range Marker

Inscription. The National Bison Range was established in 1908 to help save the American Bison from extinction. Today populations are secure and bison roam in Parks, Refuges and on private ranches throughout the country.

The Bison Range is a National Wildlife Refuge rather than a park. People are invited to travel the designated roads and trails but the balance is reserved for wildlife.

The 19-mile Red Sleep Mountain Drive climbs 2,000 feet through four habitat types and offers many scenic vistas. It is a one way gravel road and some tight turns and steep downgrades. Caution no guardrails.

Grasslands
Drought resistant native bunch grasses provide forage for bison and other grazers, including deer, elk and pronghorn antelope.

Riparian Areas
The river bottom woodlands of Black Cottonwood and Rocky Mountain Juniper are sub-irrigated by the stream.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Environment. A significant historical year for this entry is 1908.

Location. 47° 22.025′ N, 114° 15.373′ W. Marker is in Moliese, Montana, in Lake County. It is on Bison Range Road. The marker is located at the

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visitor center. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 58355 Bison Range Road, Charlo MT 59824, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Montana’s Flathead Nation,

in Western Montana,

and in Glacier Country.

It is also in the American Mountain West

and in the Lewis & Clark Corridor.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Rocky Mountains,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once Rupert’s Land

and also the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 7 other markers are within 14 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: St. Joseph's Catholic Church of D'Aste (approx. 3 miles away); The Flathead Indian Reservation (approx. 6.8 miles away); Fort Connah (approx. 8 miles away); St Ignatius Mission (approx. 8 miles away); The Mission Mountain Wilderness (approx. 11.1 miles away); Don E. Olsson House and Garage (approx. 13.1 miles away); Ronan United Methodist Church (approx. 13.2 miles away).

The National Bison Range image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, June 13, 1997

2. The National Bison Range

The National Bison Range-Bison babies on the ground image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, June 13, 1997

3. The National Bison Range-Bison babies on the ground

Photographed by Don Morfe, June 13, 1997

4. The National Bison Range

The National Bison Range-Bison Herd in the distance image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, June 13, 1997

5. The National Bison Range-Bison Herd in the distance

Credits. This page was last revised on August 8, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 5, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 583 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 5, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.