Southwest Montana

1helena_and_deerlodge.gifTRAVEL_MT2004-12-22T11:43:0412YVISITOR INFORMATIONhttp://www.southwestmt.comSouthwest Montana10000120<DIV class="cityaspfont"><ul class= "fotocolumn"><li class="brewfoto"><IMG SRC="/Pictures/Cities/Avon_AvonFamilyCafe.jpg" BORDER=0 WIDTH=222 HEIGHT=140 ALIGN=BASELINE> Avon Family Cafe Photo courtesy: Avon Family Cafe</li></ul> Avon, thirty-two miles from Helena, is a supply point where cattle and sheep ranchers rub elbows with prospectors and miners. Named by a local Welshman, Avon means "river" in Welsh, and the Little Blackfoot River which runs through this valley reminded him of his homeland. (from Cheney's Names on the Face of Montana, Mountain Press Publishing Company)Stop by <a href="/categories/moreinfo.asp?SiteID=1&IDRRecordID=7904">Avon Family Cafe</a> and be sure to save room for pie!<map name="nearbycities"><area shape="rect" alt="Wolf Creek, Montana" coords="130,26,208,49" href="/categories/city.asp?CityID=367"><area shape="rect" alt="Three Forks, Montana" coords="147,214,192,249" href="/categories/city.asp?CityID=328"><area shape="rect" alt="Toston, Montana" coords="193,197,227,210" href="/categories/city.asp?CityID=329"><area shape="rect" alt="Townsend, Montana" coords="179,167,249,195" href="/categories/city.asp?CityID=330"><area shape="rect" alt="Cardwell, Montana" coords="97,233,127,248" href="/categories/city.asp?CityID=54"><area shape="rect" alt="Butte, Montana" coords="48,208,140,231" href="/categories/city.asp?CityID=49"><area shape="rect" alt="Warm Springs, Montana" coords="16,173,65,196" href="/categories/city.asp?CityID=349"><area shape="rect" alt="Radersburg, Montana" coords="117,196,173,207" href="/categories/city.asp?CityID=268"><area shape="rect" alt="Boulder, Montana" coords="104,172,173,194" href="/categories/city.asp?CityID=34"><area shape="rect" alt="Basin, Montana" coords="72,163,102,174" href="/categories/city.asp?CityID=17"><area shape="rect" alt="Winston, Montana" coords="171,144,204,157" href="/categories/city.asp?CityID=364"><area shape="rect" alt="Jefferson City, Montana" coords="117,157,168,170" href="/categories/city.asp?CityID=181"><area shape="rect" alt="Clan435479AVONGOLD WEST7904Avon Family Cafe1MT59713