Bear Paw Mountains, Montana Territory

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Bear Paw Mountains, Montana Territory is a mountain range in north-central Montana historically known as the site where Chief Joseph and the Nez Perce surrendered to U.S. forces in 1877, effectively ending the Nez Perce War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain range
administrativeHistory was within Montana Territory at time of 1877 surrender
approximateDistanceFromCanadaBorder about 40 miles
approximateDistanceFromHavreMontana about 30 miles south
associatedConflict Nez Perce War
associatedWithMilitaryLeader Nelson A. Miles
associatedWithPeople Chief Joseph
Nez Perce
U.S. Army
linked to: United States Army
associatedWithTribe Nez Perce
climate continental
country United States of America
culturalSignificance symbol of Nez Perce resistance and suffering
eventOccurredHere Battle of Bear Paw
Nez Perce surrender of 1877
linked to: Nez Perce War
geologicalAge Late Cretaceous to early Tertiary
geologicalOrigin igneous intrusion
hasProtectedArea Bear Paw Mountains portion of Beaver Creek Park
highestPointElevation about 2100 meters
about 6900 feet
highestPointName Baldy Mountain
historicalNameVariant Bear's Paw Mountains
historicalSignificance effectively ended the Nez Perce War
knownFor site of the 1877 surrender of Chief Joseph
site of the final battle of the Nez Perce War
languageOfName English
locatedIn Montana Territory
locatedInPresentDay Montana
locatedInRegion north-central Montana
locatedOnContinent North America
mountainRangeType island range
nearbyCounty Blaine County, Montana
Chouteau County, Montana
Hill County, Montana
nearestMajorRiver Milk River
nearestMajorTown Havre, Montana
partOf Northern Great Plains
linked to: Great Plains
partOfStateHistoricalContext Montana Territory in 19th century
usedFor ranching
recreation
vegetationType mixed grassland and forest
yearOfNotableEvent 1877

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Chief Joseph placeOfSurrender Bear Paw Mountains, Montana Territory
Hin-mah-too-yah-lat-kekt placeOfSurrender Bear Paw Mountains, Montana Territory
Hill County, Montana hasFeature Bear Paw Mountains (southern part)
linked to: Bear Paw Mountains, Montana Territory
Chief Joseph placeOfSurrender Bear Paw Mountains, Montana Territory
subject linked to: Joseph