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 NERFINISHED
associatedWithMilitaryLeader Nelson A. Miles NERFINISHED
associatedWithPeople Chief Joseph NERFINISHED
Nez Perce NERFINISHED
U.S. Army NERFINISHED
associatedWithTribe Nez Perce NERFINISHED
climate continental
country United States of America
culturalSignificance symbol of Nez Perce resistance and suffering
eventOccurredHere Battle of Bear Paw NERFINISHED
Nez Perce surrender of 1877 NERFINISHED
geologicalAge Late Cretaceous to early Tertiary
geologicalOrigin igneous intrusion
hasProtectedArea Bear Paw Mountains portion of Beaver Creek Park NERFINISHED
highestPointElevation about 2100 meters
about 6900 feet
highestPointName Baldy Mountain NERFINISHED
historicalNameVariant Bear's Paw Mountains NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
locatedInPresentDay Montana NERFINISHED
locatedInRegion north-central Montana
locatedOnContinent North America
mountainRangeType island range
nearbyCounty Blaine County, Montana NERFINISHED
Chouteau County, Montana NERFINISHED
Hill County, Montana NERFINISHED
nearestMajorRiver Milk River NERFINISHED
nearestMajorTown Havre, Montana NERFINISHED
partOf Northern Great Plains NERFINISHED
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