Bitterroot Valley.
The Bitterroot Valley is located in southwestern Montana in the northwestern United States. It extends over 100 miles (160 km) from remote Horse Creek Pass north to a point near the city of Missoula. To the west is the Bitterroot Range and the large Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness Area, and to the east is the smaller Sapphire Mountains and the Anaconda-Pintler Wilderness Area.
History
Historically, the valley was the long-term home of the Salish tribe of the Flathead nation. In early September of 1805, the Lewis and Clark Expedition crossed Lost Trail Pass from present-day Idaho to connect the overland route through the Rocky Mountains. Passing down Camp Creek and the East Fork, they followed the Bitterroot River northward to where it connects with the Nez Perce Trail and Lolo Creek.
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