Unit 447 · Highwood Mountains
About this unit
Highwood Mountains east of Great Falls, an isolated island range of volcanic origin rising above the surrounding plains. Mixed timber and grassland on Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest land surrounded by private agricultural country.
- Highwood Mountains
- Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest
Public lands inside this unit
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Trails near Unit 447
12 found
Continental Divide Trail
3001.6 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultHighwood Mountains Loop Trail
14.6 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertPlane Crash Trail
14.2 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertRoad to Highwood Baldy
11.6 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertWindy Mountain Loop
8.8 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultLava and Arrow Peak, Highwood Mountains
7.5 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultHighwood Baldy Trail
6.1 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultCenter Ridge
5.5 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultNorth Fork Highwood Creek
4.2 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultNorth Fork Little Belt Creek
3.1 miTrailDifficulty: ModerateThain Creek Campground
3.0 miTrailDifficulty: ModerateNorth Fork Highwood Creek
2.7 miTrailDifficulty: Easy
Campgrounds near Unit 447
4 found
Thain Creek
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundChouteau County Fairgrounds & Canoe Launch Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundSnowy Mountain Range
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundFort Ponderosa
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 447, go straight to the issuing agency.
Read the Montana agency pageBoundary verified by Outdoors against the agency source on 09/06/2026.