SANDERS COUNTY
HIGH POINT
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
National Bison Range
18N-21W-13
National Bison Range
18N-21W-13
February 14, 1934: "A crew of 25 men are employed on the Bison range with road construction and also erection of three 60-foot steel towers for lookout fire stations. They are to be located at High Point, Wild Horse Mesa, and Thumb-Nob. A bulldozer from the Forest Service was used in building roads to these places." (The Missoulian)
Removed
CBN - This is a Cooperative Base Network Control Station.
DESIGNATION - HIGH POINT 2
PID - SU0958
STATE/COUNTY- MT/SANDERS
COUNTRY - US
USGS QUAD - RAVALLI (1964)
STATION DESCRIPTION
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1968 (LGB)
THE STATION IS LOCATED ABOUT 5 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF DIXON, 5
MILES WEST OF ST. IGNATIUS, 3 MILES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF RAVALLI,
30 FEET WEST OF THE HIGHEST POINT OF HIGH POINT MOUNTAIN, ON
PROPERTY OWNED BY THE U.S. GOVERNMENT AND IN THE U.S. NATIONAL
BISON RANGE.
TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE POST OFFICE IN DIXON, GO EAST
ON U.S. HIGHWAY 10A FOR 0.85 MILE TO THE JUNCTION OF MONTANA
HIGHWAY 212. TURN LEFT AND GO NORTHEASTERLY ON MONTANA HIGHWAY 212
FOR 4.75 MILES TO A SIDE ROAD RIGHT AND THE ENTRANCE TO THE
NATIONAL BISON RANGE. TURN RIGHT AND GO EASTERLY FOR 0.7 MILE
TO A Y-FORK AND THE NATIONAL BISON RANGE HEADQUARTERS IN THE
NORTHEAST ANGLE. TURN RIGHT AND GO SOUTH ON PAVED ROAD FOR
0.35 MILE TO A Y-FORK JUST AFTER CROSSING A CATTLE GUARD.
TAKE THE RIGHT FORK AND GO SOUTHERLY ON GRAVELED ROAD FOR 2.65
MILES TO A T-INTERSECTION. BEAR LEFT AND GO EASTERLY ON
GRAVELED ROAD UP HILL FOR 5.9 MILES TO A ROCKY CLIFF ON THE
LEFT AND THE AZIMUTH MARK. CONTINUE UP HILL FOR 0.2 MILE
TO A Y-FORK. TAKE RIGHT FORK AND CONTINUE UP HILL FOR 0.4
MILE TO THE LOOKOUT TOWER AND THE STATION.