Little Rockies Recreation Management Area

Overview

This heavily-timbered, isolated mountain range rises abruptly from the surrounding plains, providing habitat for a unique mix of mountain and prairie wildlife. Many species found infrequently in eastern Montana are found here. Bighorn sheep can often be seen on the south side of Saddle Butte and Silver Peak, especially in winter.You may see a Lewis's Woodpecker--one of the farthest east populations in Montana. Your only company might be migrating warblers like the American Redstart, and other passerines such as Western Tanagers, Mountain Chickadees and various flycatchers. Listen for the gobble of Wild Turkeys. Walking uphill into the conifers, you enter the territory of Clark's Nutcrackers, Common Ravens, Red Crossbills and Pinyon Jays. Breaking out of the trees into a meadow, you see butterflies flitting among wildflowers and listen to the drumming of dusky (formerly blue) grouse. Gazing up to the cliffs, you spot White-Throated Swifts racing through the sky. As night falls in the campground, you hear the gentle "poor will" of the Common Poorwill--an unusual bird to find in these parts. Hiking, camping, hunting, and OHV use are popular activities here.

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