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Headwaters of the Missouri River

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Photo © Donnie Sexton / Travel Montana

Annual flooding saved this confluence of three Missouri River tributaries from settlement, and the ancient hunting grounds, now a state park, remain as wild as when Lewis and Clark camped here in 1805.

Fees: free for MT residents, $5 for out-of-state residents

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Longitude: -111.504364000
Latitude: 45.933960400
Elevation: 4038 FT (1231 M)
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