About 60,000 acres of the Flints are roadless.[3] From Deer Lodge, Montana, there appears to be a level, barren ridge connecting Mount Powell and Deer Lodge Mountain, el. 9765ft. However, if one is traveling eastbound on Interstate 90, in the stretch between Drummond and Garrison, Montana, looking up one can see that this ridge is actually a sheer cliff called "The Crater."[3] The Crater is characterized as "[g]iant granite ribs resembling the backbone of a dinosaur" by Cunningham.[3] The Flints have the typical Rocky Mountain fauna, including a few mountain goats. The area is popular for hunting of deer, elk, and blue grouse, but otherwise appears to receive little recreational use.[3] Dozens of alpine lakes in the range provide good fishing.[4]
The Discovery Ski Area is located in the southwestern part of the Flints, near Georgetown Lake.
Climate
Climate data for Mount Powell (MT) 46.3488 N, 112.9824 W, Elevation: 9,442ft (2,878m) (1991–2020 normals)
↑ Cunningham, Bill (1990). Montana Wildlands. Helena, MT: American Geographic Publishing. p.44. ISBN0-938314-93-9.
↑ "PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University". PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University. Retrieved October 16, 2023. To find the table data on the PRISM website, start by clicking Coordinates (under Location); copy Latitude and Longitude figures from top of table; click Zoom to location; click Precipitation, Minimum temp, Mean temp, Maximum temp; click 30-year normals, 1991-2020; click 800m; click Retrieve Time Series button.
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