| Tendoy Mountains | |
| Country: | United States |
| State: | Montana |
| Highest: | Dixon Mountain |
| Elevation Ft: | 9674 |
| Coordinates: | 44.7436°N -112.8072°W |
| Map: | USA Montana |
The Tendoy Mountains are a small mountain range northwest of Lima in Beaverhead County in the U.S. state of Montana. The mountains are a subrange of the Beaverhead Mountains, part of the Bitterroot Range. The highest point in the range is Dixon Mountain at 9674feet.[1] The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) andUS Forest Service manage the range, and most of these remote mountains are roadless, with the largest contiguous area about 68,000 acres in size.[2]
The northern part of the range features rugged Bell and Limekiln Canyons, which contain 700' high cliff faces, ledges, talus, caves and rock walls.[2] A free-standing rock wall, Wedding Ring Rock, is of special geological interest.[2] Indian pictographs are found in some caves.[2] Excellent mule deer habitat is provided by the range's typical habitats of grassland, sagebrush, and ridges forested with lodgepole pine and Douglas-fir.[2]
The arid southern portion of the range lacks any year-round streams except Hidden Pasture Creek.[2] This part of the Tendoys is characterized by patches of Douglas-fir and mountain mahogany growing in open sagebrush grassland.[2] Pronghorn and deer utilize the area year-round, while elk reside here in winter and spring.[2]