Administrative Rules of Montana
Department 12 - FISH, WILDLIFE, AND PARKS
Chapter 12.6 - ENFORCEMENT DIVISION
Subchapter 12.6.6 - Snowmobile Regulations
Rule 12.6.601 - SNOWMOBILE CLOSURES
Universal Citation: MT Admin Rules 12.6.601
Current through Register Vol. 6, March 22, 2024
(1) The lands owned or controlled by the commission lying within the following described boundaries shall be closed to trespass by snowmobiles, effective December 22, 1969.
(a) Porcupine Creek area: Starting at
the confluence of Elkhorn Creek and the West Gallatin River, thence
southeasterly up the ridge between Elkhorn Creek and the West Gallatin River to
the Elkhorn-Buffalohorn Creeks divide, thence northeasterly along said divide
to the Gallatin-Yellowstone Rivers divide, thence northerly along said divide
to Eaglehead Mountain and the Portal-Porcupine Creeks divide, thence
northwesterly along said divide to the Levinski-Porcupine Creeks divide, thence
northwesterly along said divide to the West Gallatin River, thence southerly
along said river to the confluence of Elkhorn Creek, the point of
beginning.
(b) Exceptions to the
above closure will be:
(i) Use of snowmobiles
to cross this area will be permitted along a route designated and marked by the
U.S. Forest Service with appropriate signs.
(A) The Porcupine route will follow Forest
Service Trail #66, beginning at the Portal-Porcupine Creeks divide and
proceeding southerly into the Porcupine Creek drainage. At approximately 3/4
mile north of the Porcupine bottom the route will bear to the east about one
mile, crossing Porcupine Creek and then bearing southwest to its junction with
Forest Service Trail #199, approximately one mile south of the Porcupine Creek
bottom. The route will then proceed southerly along Forest Service Trail #199
to the south boundary of the closure, which is the divide between Elkhorn and
Buffalohorn Creeks.
(ii)
Forest Service Trail #34, beginning at the Porcupine guard cabin and proceeding
southeasterly up Porcupine Creek to its junction with Forest Service Trail
#199, and Trail #199 from this junction southeasterly approximately one mile to
its junction with the Big Sky Snowmobile Trail, will be open to snowmobile use
each year on a flexible schedule depending on the distribution and
concentration of elk along the Porcupine Creek bottom. The opening date will be
set and advertised each year by the Forest Service officer in charge of the
area in coordination with the department.
(iii) The use of snowmobiles will be
permitted on the area during any regular or special hunting season if so
designated and directed by the commission.
(2) The lands owned or controlled by the commission lying within the following described boundaries shall be closed to trespass by snowmobiles, effective December 22, 1969.
(a) Tepee-Meadow Creek area: Beginning at the
Yellowstone National Park boundary at the mouth of Monument Creek, thence
southwesterly up said creek to Forest Service Trail #52, thence southwesterly
along said trail to Trail #115, thence northwesterly along said trail to the
center of section 24, township 9 south, range 4 east, thence due west
approximately two mile to interception with Trail #113, thence northwesterly
along said trail to Trail #11 in the Sage Creek bottom, thence due west
approximately 3/4 mile to interception of Trail #1, thence southwest along said
trail to its junction with the wire fence forming the north boundary of the
Wapiti cattle allotment, thence northwesterly along said fence to the Wapiti
road, thence northerly along said road to the Taylor Fork road, thence westerly
along said road to the Cache Creek road, thence northwesterly along said road
and trail to the Cache-Indian Creeks divide, thence northerly along said divide
to the Buck-Dead Horse Creeks divide, thence easterly along said divide to the
Buck-Meadow Creeks divide, thence along said divide to the Meadow-Cinnamon
Creeks divide, thence southeasterly to the Taylor Fork-Gallatin River divide,
thence northeasterly along said divide to the Gallatin River north of the
Covered Wagon ranch, thence northerly along said river to the south ridge of
Wilson Draw, thence southeasterly along said ridge to Grouse Mountain and the
Wilson Draw-Tepee Creeks divide, thence northeasterly along said divide to the
Tepee-Buffalohorn Creeks divide, thence easterly along said divide to the
Daly-Buffalohorn Creeks divide and the Yellowstone National Park boundary,
thence southerly and southeasterly along said boundary to the mouth of Monument
Creek, the point of beginning.
(b)
Exceptions to the above closure will be:
(i)
Use of snowmobiles to cross this area will be permitted along a route
designated and marked by the Forest Service with appropriate signs.
(A) This route will begin at the
Tepee-Buffalohorn pass in section 31, township 8 south, range 5 east, thence
southerly along Forest Service Trail #12 to U.S. Highway 191, thence
northwesterly alongside said highway to the Taylor Fork road, thence westerly
along said road to the Wapiti road, thence southerly along said road to the
Carrot Basin (Little Wapiti) oil road, thence southeasterly along said road to
its junction with the wire fence forming the north boundary of the Wapiti
cattle allotment, this being the south boundary of the closed area.
(ii) The use of snowmobiles will
be permitted on the area during any regular or special hunting season if so
designated and directed by the commission.
Sec. 87-1-303 MCA; IMP, Sec. 87-1-303 MCA;
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