The Tendoy Mountains are a small mountain range northwest of Lima in Beaverhead County in the U.S. state of Montana. The mountains are a subrange of the Beaverhead Mountains, part of the Bitterroot Range. The highest point in the range is Dixon Mountain at 9,674 feet (2,949 m).[1][2] The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) andUS Forest Service manage the range, and most of these remote mountains are roadless, with the largest contiguous area about 68,000 acres in size.[1]
| Tendoy Mountains | |
|---|---|
  Tendoy Mountains | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Dixon Mountain |
| Elevation | 9,674 ft (2,949 m) |
| Coordinates | 44°44′37″N 112°48′26″W / 44.74361°N 112.80722°W |
| Geography | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Montana |
The northern part of the range features rugged Bell and Limekiln Canyons, which contain 700' high cliff faces, ledges, talus, caves and rock walls.[1] A free-standing rock wall, Wedding Ring Rock, is of special geological interest.[1] Indian pictographs are found in some caves.[1] Excellent mule deer habitat is provided by the range's typical habitats of grassland, sagebrush, and ridges forested with lodgepole pine and Douglas-fir.[1]
The arid southern portion of the range lacks any year-round streams except Hidden Pasture Creek.[1] This part of the Tendoys is characterized by patches of Douglas-fir and mountain mahogany growing in open sagebrush grassland.[1] Pronghorn and deer utilize the area year-round, while elk reside here in winter and spring.[1]