The Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument contains a spectacular array of biological, geological, and historical objects of interest. From Fort Benton to the Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge, the monument spans 149 miles of the Upper Missouri River, the adjacent Breaks country, and portions of Arrow Creek, Antelope Creek, and the Judith River. The monument includes six wilderness study areas, the Cow Creek Area of Critical Environmental Concern, segments of the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail and the Nez Perce National Historic Trail, the Fort Benton National Historic Landmark, a watchable wildlife area and the Missouri Breaks Back Country Byway. In 1976, Congress designated the Missouri River segment and corridor in this area a National Wild and Scenic River. The area has remained largely unchanged in over 200 years since Meriwether Lewis and William Clark traveled through it on their epic journey. Within the monument you can float the river, fish, hike, hunt, drive for pleasure, find a little solitude, enjoy a sense of exploration in a remote setting or simply marvel at the variety of natural beauty.

Source: BLM Website (March 2023)

Establishment Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument — January 17, 2001

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Annual Manager's Report—Fiscal Year 2019, Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument (Zane Fulbright, January 6, 2020)

Annual Manager's Report: 2021, Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument (Zane Fulbright, 2021)

Annual Manager's Report: 2022, Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument (Jesse Hankins, 2022)

Annual Manager's Report: 2023, Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument (Zane Fulbright, 2023)

Fort Randall Reservoir: Archeology, Geology, History (Warren W. Caldwell, Charles H. McNutt and G. Hubert Smith, December 1960)

Garrison Reservoir: Geology, Paleontology, Archeology, History (Warren W. Caldwell and G. Hubert Smith, May 1952)

Gavins Point Dam—Lewis & Clark Lake: Geology, Paleontology, Archeology, History (undated)

Lake Sharpe—Big Bend Dam: Archeology, History, Geology (Warren W. Caldwell, John J. Hoffman, Richard E. Jensen, Richard B. Johnston and G. Hubert Smith, June 1967)

Map: Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument (BLM, 2015)

Oahe Reservoir: Archeology, Geology, History (Warren W. Caldwell and G. Hubert Smith, September 1963)

Proclamation 7398—Establishment of the Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument (William J. Clinton, July 17, 2001)

Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan, Upper Missouri Breaks National Monument (December 2008)

Terminus Reservoir: Geology, Paleontology, Flora & Fauna, Archeology, History (Lorin E. Berryman and Albert B. Elasser, August 1966)

Transportation Map — East (undated)

Transportation Map — West (undated)