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Protected area in Montana
Photo: Bureau of Land Management, Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument, called "The Breaks" by locals, is a United States national monument protecting the Missouri Breaks of central Montana. This country was a model for many of the paintings done by painter Charles M. Russell. The area has remained largely unchanged in the nearly 200 years since Meriwether Lewis and William Clark traveled through it on their epic journey.
Missouri Breaks National Back Country Byway
The Missouri Breaks National Back Country Byway begins at the community of Winifred, east of Fort Benton and 38 miles north of Lewistown on Montana Highway 236.
Vast portions of the monument are serviced only by graveled and unimproved roads. Much of the monument is not accessible by any road, inviting visitors to explore on foot or by boat on the Missouri River.
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