Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge Images and Information:
- Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge was established on April 22, 1935 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
- The refuge is 51,386 acres in size with an additional 23,806 acres managed for conservation easements.
- The Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge in located in the Centennial Valley of Beaverhead County in southwestern Montana. The refuge is very remote.
- The refuge is primarily high mountain, wetland, riparian habitat including wet meadows, marshes, grasslands, willow riparian and forests.
- Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge was critically important in reestablishing the population of Trumpeter Swans in North America. In 1932 some of the last remaining Trumpeter Swans were found nesting in the Centennial Valley and the refuge was in part established to protect the Trumpeter Swans. Today the population of Trumpeter Swans has recovered.
- Large and small mammals, birds, fish and other wildlife are abundant on the refuge.
I hope you enjoy viewing my Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge photos.
Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge map
Colorful sunrise over Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge
Title: Colorful sunrise over Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge
Location: Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Centennial Valley, Beaverhead County, Montana
Date: 5/28/2014
Centennial Mountain rock face
Title: Centennial Mountain rock face
Location: Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Centennial Valley, Beaverhead County, Montana
Date: 6/7/2013
Lichen covered rock in the Centennial Valley
Title: Lichen covered rock in the Centennial Valley
Location: Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Centennial Valley, Beaverhead County, Montana
Date: 6/7/2013
Centennial Mountain view from Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Montana
Title: Centennial Mountain view from Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Montana
Location: Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Centennial Valley, Beaverhead County, Montana
Date: 6/4/2013
Fog and smoke at sunrise over the Lower Lake at Red Rock Lakes NWR
Title: Fog and smoke at sunrise over the Lower Lake at Red Rock Lakes NWR
Location: Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Centennial Valley, Beaverhead County, Montana
Date: 8/17/2012
Smokey sunrise over the Lower Lake, Red Rock Lakes NWR
Title: Smokey sunrise over the Lower Lake, Red Rock Lakes NWR
Location: Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Centennial Valley, Beaverhead County, Montana
Date: 8/16/2012
Smokey sunrise on the Lower Lake from the 2012 wildfires
Title: Smokey sunrise on the Lower Lake from the 2012 wildfires
Location: Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Centennial Valley, Beaverhead County, Montana
Date: 8/16/2012
Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge rosy dawn
Title: Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge rosy dawn
Location: Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Centennial Valley, Beaverhead County, Montana
Date: 8/16/2012
Red Rock Lakes NWR sunrise with pink clouds
Title: Red Rock Lakes NWR sunrise with pink clouds
Location: Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Centennial Valley, Beaverhead County, Montana
Date: 7/19/2012
Morning delight at Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge
Title: Morning delight at Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge
Location: Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Centennial Valley, Beaverhead County, Montana
Date: 6/13/2012
Stormy sky over Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge
Title: Stormy sky over Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge
Location: Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Centennial Valley, Beaverhead County, Montana
Date: 6/13/2012
Red Rock Lakes NWR and an expansive sky
Title: Red Rock Lakes NWR and an expansive sky
Location: Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Centennial Valley, Beaverhead County, Montana
Date: 6/12/2012
June skies over the Centennial Valley
Title: June skies over the Centennial Valley
Location: Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Centennial Valley, Beaverhead County, Montana
Date: 6/12/2012
View of the Centennial Mountains from Wigeon Pond
Title: View of the Centennial Mountains from Wigeon Pond
Location: Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Centennial Valley, Beaverhead County, Montana
Date: 6/12/2012
Birds in a golden morning mist
Title: Birds in a golden morning mist
Location: Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Centennial Valley, Beaverhead County, Montana
Date: 6/11/2012
Sunrise and rising lake mist at the Lower Lake
Title: Sunrise and rising lake mist at the Lower Lake
Location: Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Centennial Valley, Beaverhead County, Montana
Date: 6/11/2012
Solitary Coot in the morning mist of the Lower Lake
Title: Solitary Coot in the morning mist of the Lower Lake
Location: Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Centennial Valley, Beaverhead County, Montana
Date: 6/11/2012
Morning mist over the Lower Lake at Red Rock Lakes
Title: Morning mist over the Lower Lake at Red Rock Lakes
Location: Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Centennial Valley, Beaverhead County, Montana
Date: 8/8/2011
Early morning fog at Red Rock Lakes NWR
Title: Early morning fog at Red Rock Lakes NWR
Location: Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Centennial Valley, Beaverhead County, Montana
Date: 8/8/2011
Summer scape of Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge
Title: Summer scape of Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge
Location: Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Centennial Valley, Beaverhead County, Montana
Date: 8/7/2011