Tendoy Mountains
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The Tendoy Mountains, el. 7854 feet (2,393.9 m), is a small mountain range
northwest of Lima, Montana
in Beaverhead County, Montana
. The mountains are a subrange of the Beaverhead Mountains
, part of the Bitterroot Range
.
Mountain range
A mountain range is a single, large mass consisting of a succession of mountains or narrowly spaced mountain ridges, with or without peaks, closely related in position, direction, formation, and age; a component part of a mountain system or of a mountain chain...
northwest of Lima, Montana
Lima, Montana
Lima is a town in Beaverhead County, Montana, United States. The population was 242 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Lima is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all of it land....
in Beaverhead County, Montana
Beaverhead County, Montana
-National protected areas:* Beaverhead National Forest * Big Hole National Battlefield* Nez Perce National Historical Park * Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge-History:...
. The mountains are a subrange of the Beaverhead Mountains
Beaverhead Mountains
The Beaverhead Mountains, highest point Scott Peak, el. , are a mountain range straddling the Continental Divide in Montana and Idaho. They are a sub-range of the Bitterroot Range, and divide Beaverhead County, Montana from Lemhi County, Idaho and Clark County, Idaho.The Beaverheads encompass an...
, part of the Bitterroot Range
Bitterroot Range
The Bitterroot Range runs along the border of Montana and Idaho in the northwestern United States. The range spans an area of 62,736 square kilometers and is named after the bitterroot , a small pink flower that is the state flower of Montana.- History :In 1805, the Corps of Discovery,...
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