Lewis and Clark Overlook: gazebo

Lewis and Clark Overlook

Chester, Montana

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PO Box 220, Chester, MT 59522

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406-759-5077

About Lewis and Clark Overlook

Lewis and Clark Overlook is a gazebo structure with interpretive signs that commemorates Captain Lewis' trip up the Marias River. The project was a joint effort of the Marias Chapter of the Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation, Northcentral Montana Bicentennial Commission, Liberty County and the Bureau of Reclamation. The site offers a panoramic view of the Sweetgrass Hills, the Bears Paw Mountains, Square Butte, the Highwood Mountains, portions of the Belt Mountains, the Rocky Mountain Front and the Marias River below. The site is right near or on the exact travel route of Captain Meriwether Lewis, Reuben Fields and Joseph Fields on the morning to mid-day July 20, 1806. George Droulliard rode his mount up the Marias River, investigating significant flora, fauna and possible resources of the newly purchased land.

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Lewis and Clark Overlook Amenities

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Public Restroom

Lewis and Clark Overlook Reservations

About Lewis and Clark Overlook

Lewis and Clark Overlook is a gazebo structure with interpretive signs that commemorates Captain Lewis' trip up the Marias River. The project was a joint effort of the Marias Chapter of the Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation, Northcentral Montana Bicentennial Commission, Liberty County and the Bureau of Reclamation. The site offers a panoramic view of the Sweetgrass Hills, the Bears Paw Mountains, Square Butte, the Highwood Mountains, portions of the Belt Mountains, the Rocky Mountain Front and the Marias River below. The site is right near or on the exact travel route of Captain Meriwether Lewis, Reuben Fields and Joseph Fields on the morning to mid-day July 20, 1806. George Droulliard rode his mount up the Marias River, investigating significant flora, fauna and possible resources of the newly purchased land.

Lewis and Clark Overlook Activities

History

Lewis and Clark Overlook Amenities

Information

Public Restroom

Lewis and Clark Overlook Reservations

About Chester, Montana

Elevation: 3,162

Population: 856

County: Liberty

Sixty miles and the towering Sweetgrass Hills separate Chester, Montana from Alberta, Canada. At seven thousand feet the Hills are really mountains, the tallest isolated peaks in the United States. With the Sweetgrass Hills as a backdrop, the land around Chester spreads out in rolling plains and... ...

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