The Long Way
Meagher-Cascade County
A river flows through a densely forested valley with rocky cliffs.
Plate I. Forest canyon along Kings Hill Scenic Byway. From visitmt.com
A landscape featuring bright yellow autumn trees on a forested hillside under a clear blue sky.
Plate II. Autumn foliage along Kings Hill Scenic Byway. From fs.usda.gov
A winding road leads through a grassy valley toward a forested mountain.
Plate III. Moose Creek Flat Campground, Kings Hill Scenic Byway. From visitmt.com
Belt Creek along Kings Hill Scenic Byway.
Plate IV. Belt Creek along Kings Hill Scenic Byway. Photograph by footloosiety, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Kings Hill Scenic Byway

Neihart, Meagher-Cascade County, Montana. Scenic byway.

Details

Map. Neihart, Meagher-Cascade County, Montana. Larger map
Where
Neihart, Meagher-Cascade County, MT. No street address stated. Directions
Getting there
Begins on US Highway 89 at its junction with US Highway 12. From the junction the Byway travels north through the Lewis and Clark National Forest to its junction with US Highway 87.
Access
Tire chains may be required when dangerous or unsafe conditions exist.
Phone
406-236-5511
Website
visitmt.com
Managed by
Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest.

The Little Belts Geographic Area is bisected north-south by the Kings Hill scenic byway on US Highway 89, along which Neihart and Monarch reside.

Notable Events

  1. 1991The Kings Hill route was designated a Forest Service Byway. nsbfoundation.com

Sources

  1. visitmt.com/listing/kings-hill-scenic-byway-11884
  2. fs.usda.gov/r01/helena-lewisclark/recreation/little-belt-mountains-0
  3. mdt.mt.gov/travinfo/chains.aspx
  4. fs.usda.gov/r01/helena-lewisclark/recreation/little-belt-mountains-0
  5. nsbfoundation.com/sb/kings-hill-scenic-byway