The Long Way
Anaconda
A wooden barn sits in a green field before a forested hill.
Plate I. Rural landscape, Pintler Veterans' Memorial Scenic Highway. From southwestmt.com
A winding road descends through a forested mountain valley under a cloudy sky.
Plate II. Winding road on Pintler Veterans' Memorial Scenic Highway. From visitmt.com
A winding road descends through a forested mountain valley toward distant hills under a cloudy sky.
Plate III. View of Pintler Veterans' Memorial Scenic Highway. From nwtravelmag.com
A scenic view of a large lake with distant snow-capped mountains and a treed shoreline.
Plate IV. Georgetown Lake along Pintler Veterans' Memorial Scenic Highway. From southwestmt.com
A rustic wooden barn stands in a grassy field under a blue sky.
Plate V. Wooden barn, Pintler Veterans' Memorial Scenic Highway. From southwestmt.com
A winding stream flows through a grassy valley beneath a cloudy sky.
Plate VI. Flint Creek along Pintler Veterans' Memorial Scenic Highway. From southwestmt.com
An exterior view of a historic brick commercial building on a sunny day.
Plate VII. Philipsburg along Pintler Veterans' Memorial Scenic Highway. From southwestmt.com

Pintler Veterans' Memorial Scenic Highway

Anaconda, Montana. Statutory memorial scenic highway on Montana highway 1.

Details

Where
Anaconda, MT. No street address stated. Directions
Getting there
The drive extends from Anaconda exit 208 on I-90 to the Drummond exit 153 on I-90, Montana Highway 1 between Anaconda and Drummond.
Access
Special attractions: Anaconda, Georgetown Lake, Philipsburg, Granite Ghost Town; gem mining, fishing, skiing, camping, hiking, boating, biking, wildlife viewing.
Phone
406-563-2400
Established
2011.

This 64-mile drive goes from Anaconda, one of Montana's most historic towns, to Georgetown Lake, Philipsburg and ends in Drummond. The road travels through both conifer-clad mountains and sage-covered hills following the Flint Creek and is a wonderful alternative to Interstate 90 when traveling between Butte and Missoula.

Notable Events

  1. 2011The 2011 Montana Legislature designated MT-1 as the Pintler Veterans' Memorial Scenic Highway on the existing Montana Highway 1. mdt.mt.gov

Sources

  1. visitmt.com/listing/pintler-veterans-memorial-scenic-highway-11543
  2. southwestmt.com/listings/pintler-veterans-memorial-scenic-highway
  3. mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0600/chapter_0010/part_0020/section_0190/0600-0010-0020-0190.html
  4. mdt.mt.gov/pubinvolve/mt1/docs/final/final_report.pdf
  5. archive.legmt.gov/content/Committees/Interim/2023-2024/Transportation/Meetings/September-13-2023/4.1_MemorialHwysTimeline.pdf