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Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument is a protected nature site that covers parts of Chouteau County, Fergus County, Blaine County and Phillips County in Montana. Covering 377,000 acres (1,530 sq km), the site is a series of badlands comprising rocky outcrops, bluffs and grassy plains.
Locally known as "The Breaks", the area was first discovered by French fur trappers in the late 18th century. It was then inhabited by various Native American tribes including the Blackfoot, Northern Cheyenne, Sioux Assiniboine, Gros Ventre, Crow tribe, Plains Cree and Plains Ojibwa. However it was in 1805 when the Lewis and Clark Expedition passed through the area that the initial documentation of the landscape was made.
The site was proclaimed a national monument on 17 January, 2001. Today it is managed by the US Bureau of Land Management.
Visiting Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument, Montana
The main town surrounding the national monument is Fort Benton. View location and direction on map. You can reach it from Interstate 15 by turning off at Exit 280 to Central Ave W heading east. Just before the Missouri River, turn left to 3rd St NW which continues to Smelter Ave NE. Then turn left to Old Havre Highway, which continues as US Highway 87. Follow it north till Fort Benton.Return to National Monuments of the United States
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