An Island Range, Wild and Largely Undiscovered
Rising unexpectedly from the prairie east of Great Falls, the Highwood Mountains are a true "island range" — an isolated volcanic remnant formed some 50 million years ago. Capped by Highwood Baldy at 7,670 feet, these peaks are built from rare, mineral‑rich igneous rock that has drawn geologists here since the 1890s.
Set within the Lewis and Clark National Forest, the Highwoods remain a quiet, uncrowded escape. Pine‑covered slopes open onto prairie views, while small creeks feed the Missouri River with excellent trout fishing. Elk, deer, and upland birds are common, and trails wind through volcanic formations found almost nowhere else on Earth.
A rare kind of solitude — wild, storied, and largely undiscovered.
Our family's homestead cabins sit 12 miles up into this range, on 1,250 acres that are home to horses and cattle in summer and prime elk and deer habitat come fall. Hike old‑growth pine forest trails to ridgeline views with nobody else around, fish quiet creeks, or just watch the stars come out with no light pollution for miles.
