Jefferson River, Montana
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Big Hole River, Montana
The Big Hole river has been a destination for serious trout fisherman since the late 1880s when The Angler’s Guide, an Eastern angling journal advertised the Big Hole as a national destination fishery for grayling and trout while promising daily 40 lb (18 kg) catches. Although the river still holds some native westslope cutthroat trout, their populations are almost non-existent. Instead, the river holds healthy wild populations of brook, rainbow and brown trout which were first introduced into the Big Hole in late 1880s as hatchery operations began in Butte and Bozeman, Montana. Native Mountain Whitefish are also prevalent in the river. In the 1980s, the state of Montana began stopping general stocking of all Montana rivers. The last hatchery fish were stocked in the Big Hole in 1990. Dozens of guides, outfitters and fishing lodges offer guided fishing on the Big Hole and its tributaries.
The river is a Class I water from the Fishtrap fishing access site downstream from Wisdom to its confluence with the Jefferson River. This status affects the level of public access for recreational purposes.
Upper Big Hole River
Rocky Mountain Rotors
Whether it’s an aerial property survey you need, a direct charter flight or you’re just looking to see the world from 500ft., Rocky Mountain Rotors is here to help! As the premier provider of helicopter services in Montana, we’re your all-encompassing resource for anything that requires a chopper in the air. We’ve worked with both private and commercial customers before and are pleased to offer our services in any capacity you might need them! With reasonable rates and a reputation for quality, you’ll never need to look elsewhere for helicopter charters in Montana!
What sets Rocky Mountain Rotors apart from other helicopter operators is a dedication to all that we do. No one knows the landscape like we do; no one has more experience and air-time than our pilots; and no one works harder to make sure you’re getting exactly what you need from your time in the sky. We even offer helicopter repairs, maintenance, inspections and training, and we’re an established authority on helicopter sales. Located in the very heart of helicopter country, you’ll be hard pressed to find a better helicopter charter in Montana! Take a look at just a few more reasons we’re so widely respected in all that we do:
We proudly hold several prestigious certifications and accreditation from the FAA, including part 135, 133, and 145 certificates.
We’re proud members of Helicopter Association International (HAI).
Our owner is one of a limited few Screen Actors Guild (SAG) pilots!
Our service area covers parts of Montana, Wyoming and Idaho.
We are an FAA 133 external load and 135 on-demand charter service.
Whether it’s an aerial property survey you need, a direct charter flight or you’re just looking to see the world from 500ft., Rocky Mountain Rotors is here to help! As the premier provider of helicopter services in Montana, we’re your all-encompassing resource for anything that requires a chopper in the air. We’ve worked with both private and commercial customers before and are pleased to offer our services in any capacity you might need them! With reasonable rates and a reputation for quality, you’ll never need to look elsewhere for helicopter charters in Montana!
What sets Rocky Mountain Rotors apart from other helicopter operators is a dedication to all that we do. No one knows the landscape like we do; no one has more experience and air-time than our pilots; and no one works harder to make sure you’re getting exactly what you need from your time in the sky. We even offer helicopter repairs, maintenance, inspections and training, and we’re an established authority on helicopter sales. Located in the very heart of helicopter country, you’ll be hard pressed to find a better helicopter charter in Montana! Take a look at just a few more reasons we’re so widely respected in all that we do:
We proudly hold several prestigious certifications and accreditations from the FAA, including part 135, 133, and 145 certificates.
We’re proud members of Helicopter Association International (HAI).
Our owner is one of a limited few Screen Actors Guild (SAG) pilots!
Our service area covers parts of Montana, Wyoming and Idaho.
We are an FAA 133 external load and 135 on-demand charter service.
Anaconda Smoke Stack
The Anaconda Smelter Stack is a brick smoke stack, once part of the smelter of the Anaconda Copper Mining Company at Anaconda, Montana in the United States. The stack is 585 feet 1 1⁄2 inches (178.346 m) tall, excluding its foundation. The stack contains 2,464,652 locally manufactured perforated tile bricks, each averaging 2.7 times larger by volume than the size of a normal brick. The lowest 80 feet (24 m) is octagonal in cross section while the rest is circular. The vertices of the octagon point to the cardinal and intercardinal directions, north, northeast, east, etc., while its sides face the secondary-intercardinal directions, north-northeast, east-northeast, etc. Two large rectangular openings are in the octagonal portion, both slightly smaller than a side, on the east-southeast and south-southwest sides. Its circular portion is encircled by many large steel rods for reinforcement. The concrete foundation is stated to be 30 feet (9.1 m) tall, but that is its maximum height on its south-southeast side (it is much shorter on the opposite side). The inside diameter of the stack is 75 ft (23 m) at the bottom and 60 ft (18 m) at the top. The wall thickness ranges from six feet at the bottom to two feet at the top.
After the concrete foundation was completed in May 1918, construction of the stack began on May 23, 1918 and was completed on November 30, 1918. It was built by the Alphons Custodis Chimney Construction Company of New York. At the time it was built, it was the tallest masonry, brickwork structure and chimney of any kind in the world and it remains the world’s tallest and possibly largest free-standing masonry structure.[9] The Washington Monument would easily fit inside except for 1.5 feet (0.5 m) of each corner at its base. It is commonly referred to as ‘The Stack’ and is a well-known landmark in western Montana.
The stack was designed to discharge exhaust gases from the various roasting and smelting furnaces at the smelter. The stack is situated just below the top of a hill. The smelter had a large network of exhaust flues from the furnaces that all fed a main flue. The main flue carried the combined smelter exhaust gases a half-mile up the hill to the stack. The flue system and stack combined to provide a natural draft to carry the smelter exhaust gases, and it was claimed to be capable of handling three to four million cubic feet per minute of gas.
The Anaconda Smelter was demolished after its closure in 1981. The stack alone, however, remains standing because the citizens of Anaconda organized to “Save the Stack,” and in 1986 it was designated a state park. The park is known as Anaconda Smoke Stack State Park. The park has two parts: the viewing/parking area just east of the town of Anaconda and the smoke stack which is about 1.2 miles (1.9 km) southeast of the viewing area. Although the site underwent some environmental cleanup, the general public is not allowed access to the stack itself because the soil around it is still hazardous due to contamination by the toxic metal arsenic as well as copper, cadmium, lead and zinc.