 The Mission
Valley, a glacially carved remnant of 12,000 years past, is located in Lake County of
western Montana. The 350,000-acre valley is also within the exterior boundaries of
the Flathead Indian Reservation of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes. The
northern end of the valley is bordered by Flathead Lake with the main stem of the Flathead
River to the west. The National Bison Range National Wildlife Refuge forms the
southern boundary, and the majestic Mission Mountains tower above the valley's eastern
edge. Ownership is a checkerboard of private land, Tribal trust parcels, Montana
Fish, Wildlife and Parks Wildlife Mangement Areas, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Waterfowl Production Areas, and National Wildlife Refuges.
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