Southwest Montana

1butte_area.gifTRAVEL_MT2004-12-22T11:43:04141YVISITOR INFORMATIONhttp://www.southwestmt.comSouthwest Montana10001440<DIV class="cityaspfont"><ul class= "fotocolumn"><li class="brewfoto"><IMG SRC="/Pictures/Cities/Glen_areascenic.JPG" BORDER=0 WIDTH=222 HEIGHT=140 ALIGN=BASELINE>Scenic ViewPhoto courtesy: MTOT</li></ul> Glen has had a post office since 1950, when Louise Boucher was postmaster. Once a Union Pacific station, it was named because it is in a glen between the Big Hole and Beaverhead Rivers. (from Cheney's Names on the Face of Montana, Mountain Press Publishing Company) Surrounding Glen are rocky hillsides situated between <a href="/categories/City.asp?CityID=49">Butte</a> and <a href="/categories/City.asp?CityID=92">Dillon</a>.<a href="/categories/moreinfo.asp?SiteID=1&IDRRecordID=3859">Browne's Lake</a> is a state fishing access site located in southwest Montana. There is a campground with restrooms and boat launch provided. Fishing and boating are enjoyed on the lake. <a href="/categories/moreinfo.asp?SiteID=1&IDRRecordID=13199">Kalsta Bridge</a> and <a href="/categories/moreinfo.asp?SiteID=1&IDRRecordID=3840">Glen State Fishing Access</a> also provide fishing opportunities in the Glen area. Fishing and boating may be enjoyed on the Big Hole River. At the Glen State Fishing Access, there is a boat ramp available for carry-in launching. There is a campground with about 12 sites in a bushy area along the river with a few cottonwood trees. Glen is near <a href="/categories/moreinfo.asp?SiteID=1&IDRRecordID=3082">Beaverhead Rock State Park</a>. Sacajawea recognized this huge landmark, resembling the head of a swimming beaver, while traveling with the <a href="http://lewisandclark.mt.gov">Lewis and Clark Expedition</a> in 1805. Beaverhead Rock is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.<map name="nearbycities"><area shape="rect" alt="Ennis, Montana" coords="211,236,242,246" href="/categories/city.asp?CityID=106"><area shape="rect" alt="McAllister, Montana" coords="209,225,247,234" href="/categories/city.asp?CityID=217"><area shape="rect" alt="Nevada City, Montana" coords="169,226,205,246" href="/categories/city.asp?CityID=236"><area shape="rect" alt="Norris, Montana" coords="191,211,222,223" href="/categories/city.asp?CityID=239"><area shape="rect" alt="Sheridan, Montana" coords="144,215,169,230" href="/categories/city.asp?CityID=306"><area shape="rect" alt="Harrison, Montana" coords="208,178,239,191" href="/categories/city.asp?CityID=156"><area shape="rect" alt="Pony, Montana" coords="180,180,204,196" href="/categories/city.asp?CityID=261"><area shape="rect" alt="Glen, Montana" coords="93,213,119,228" href="/categories/city.asp?CityID=141"><area shape="rect" alt="Dillon, Montana" coords="47,235,86,246" href="/categories/city.asp?CityID=92"><area shape="rect" alt="Wisdom, Montana" coords="5,172,42,188" href="/categories/city.asp?CityID=365"><area shape="rect" alt="Wise River, Montana" coords="55,143,86,166" href="/categories/city.asp?CityID=366"><area shape="rect" alt="Anaconda, Montana" coords="4,93,74,121" href="/categories/city.asp?CityID=6"><area shape="rect" alt="Twin Bridges, Montana" co396675GLENGOLD WEST12650Big Hole River Cabin117738Dillon Farmers Market119409Liar's Lodge at Big Hole River Ranch119707Big Hole River Retreat1MT59732