Unit 280 · Anaconda-Pintler
About this unit
Anaconda-Pintler Wilderness and surrounding Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest land along the Continental Divide southwest of Anaconda. High glaciated cirques, granite peaks above 10,000 feet, and timbered mid-elevation drainages.
- Anaconda-Pintler Wilderness
- Continental Divide
- Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest
Public lands inside this unit
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Trails near Unit 280
7 found
Continental Divide Trail
3001.6 miTrailDifficultScapegoat Mountain
29.7 miTrailExpertWebb Lake Trail
14.1 miTrailExpertHeart Lake via Mainline Trail (#481)
9.3 miTrailDifficultArrastra Creek Trail
7.7 miTrailDifficultDevils Glen
6.1 miTrailModerateWashington to Arizona Backcounty Discovery Route Ride
4.7 miTrailModerate
Campgrounds near Unit 280
9 found
Monture Guard Station Cabin
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundIndian Meadows Trailhead
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundUpsata Lake
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundCopper Creek Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundBig Nelson Complex
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundDispersed Site near 47.3413, -112.8382
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundDispersed Site near 47.3316, -112.8225
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundDispersed Site near 47.1390, -112.6503
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundDevils Glen
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampground
On the books in Montana
Species inventory is state-level — which units actually hold or permit each species varies. Verify unit-specific rules with the state agency linked above.
Official agency resources
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
- Hunting regulations ↗
https://fwp.mt.gov/hunt/regulations
- Draw / lottery ↗
https://fwp.mt.gov/buyandapply/hunting-licenses/application-drawing-dates
- GMU map ↗
https://fwp.mt.gov/gis/maps/huntPlanner/
- Harvest reporting ↗
https://myfwp.mt.gov/fwpPub/harvestReports
- Hunter education ↗
https://fwp.mt.gov/education/hunter
- Buy a license ↗
https://fwp.mt.gov/buyandapply/hunting-licenses
Authoritative source
Outdoors does not publish hunting regulations directly. For current season dates, bag limits, legal weapons, draw deadlines, and license costs in unit 280, go straight to the issuing agency.
Read the Montana agency pageBoundary verified by Outdoors against the agency source on 08/02/2026.