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MONTANA CAVE FACTOIDS
LEWIS & CLARK CAVERNS: between Whitehall and
Three Forks, a beautiful cave offering tours.
PICTOGRAPH CAVE STATE PARK: southeast of Bill-
ings. Rock paintings by pre-historic hunters.
LONGEST CAVE IN MONTANA: Bighorn Cave System,
over 14 miles long. Permit required from National
Park Service.
THE NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN GROTTO: NRMG.org
members have recorded 350 caves in Montana of lengths
longer than 50 feet, including the discovery and documen-
tation of the United States deepest limestone cave: Tears
of the Turtle Cave, 1629 feet below the surface.
AREA ATTRACTIONS:
Marias River State Park Wildlife Management Area
Marias Museum of History & Art, Shelby
Liberty County Museum, Chester
Glacier National Park is 100 miles west of the
Sweetgrass Hills.
Looking back at Iron Creek