The Mission Mountains Wilderness tends to be overshadowed by the well-known Bob Marshall Wilderness Complex just to the east, said Wade Muehlhof, spokesman of the Flathead National Forest. However, ...

ST. IGNATIUS — St. Ignatius sits in the southern reaches of the lush Mission Valley and is watched over by the towering Mission Mountains.

A few miles northeast of the Ravalli Junction, U.S. Highway 93 crests a steep hill and WHAM! the most amazing view of the Mission Mountains smacks you in the face.

Editor’s note: In recognition of the 50th anniversary of the Wilderness Act, the Tribune is writing stories about each of Montana’s 15 wilderness areas. The Mission Mountains Wilderness tends to be ...