Alaska Basin Images and Information:
- Parts of the Alaska Basin trail/drive are in Beaverhead National Forest, Beaverhead County, Montana and other parts are in Targhee National Forest, Fremont County, Idaho
- Start the drive up near Rock Rock Pass Continental Divide sign heading north.
- The area has alpine meadows, coniferous forests, small tarns, slopes covered in sagebrush with plentiful wildflowers during the spring and summer.
- It offers great scenic views of the Centennial Valley plus the distant Centennial Mountain Range.
- Birds and wildlife can be found there.
Big sky, wildflowers and firs
Title: Big sky, wildflowers and firs
Location: Beaverhead National Forest, Beaverhead County, Montana or Targhee National Forest, Fremont County, Idaho
Date: 6/18/2013
Flowers along the road
Title: Flowers along the road
Location: Beaverhead National Forest, Beaverhead County, Montana or Targhee National Forest, Fremont County, Idaho
Date: 6/18/2013
Panoramic view from Alaska Basin facing west
Title: Panoramic view from Alaska Basin facing west
Location: Beaverhead National Forest, Beaverhead County, Montana or Targhee National Forest, Fremont County, Idaho
Date: 6/18/2013
The road we traveled
Title: The road we traveled
Location: Beaverhead National Forest, Beaverhead County, Montana or Targhee National Forest, Fremont County, Idaho
Date: 6/18/2013
Montana’s Alaska Basin view
Title: Montana’s Alaska Basin view
Location: Beaverhead National Forest, Beaverhead County, Montana or Targhee National Forest, Fremont County, Idaho
Date: 6/18/2013
Alaska Basin trail facing north east
Title: Alaska Basin trail facing north east
Location: Location: Beaverhead National Forest, Beaverhead County, Montana or Targhee National Forest, Fremont County, Idaho
Date: 6/18/2013
View from near the top of Alaska Basin
Title: View from near the top of Alaska Basin
Location: Beaverhead National Forest, Beaverhead County, Montana or Targhee National Forest, Fremont County, Idaho
Date: 6/18/2013
Flowers in an Alaska Basin alpine meadow
Title: Flowers in an Alaska Basin alpine meadow
Location: Beaverhead National Forest, Beaverhead County, Montana or Targhee National Forest, Fremont County, Idaho
Date: 6/18/2013
Continental Divide – Red Rock Pass
Title: Continental Divide – Red Rock Pass
Location: Beaverhead National Forest, Beaverhead County, Montana or Targhee National Forest, Fremont County, Idaho
Date: 6/18/2013
A rocky slope in Alaska Basin
Title: A rocky slope in Alaska Basin
Location: Beaverhead National Forest, Beaverhead County, Montana or Targhee National Forest, Fremont County, Idaho
Date: 6/18/2013