HD 291 sits in the high country east of Anaconda along the Continental Divide—the upper Storm Lake, Twin Lakes, and Mt. Haggin drainages, climbing into the Anaconda-Pintler Wilderness boundary. Elevations run from 5,500 feet on the Mt. Haggin Wildlife Management Area approach up to 10,793 feet on Mt. Haggin itself, the unit's high point and one of the more striking peaks visible from Butte. The lower country is open Douglas fir and limber pine parkland, sage benches, big grassy parks where the WMA livestock graze in summer; mid-elevations are dense lodgepole and mixed conifer; the high country breaks into spruce-fir, alpine larch (these glow gold in mid-September), and granitic ridge spines. The Mt. Haggin WMA itself is a roughly 56,000-acre state-managed unit that adds public-access ground to the National Forest. Elk, mule deer, and the occasional moose use the high parks; mountain goats live the cliffs. Beaverhead-Deerlodge NF on the high country, MT FWP-managed Mt. Haggin WMA on the foothills, BLM patches, and private ranch ground at the bases. Forest roads from MT-1 (Pintler Scenic Byway) and the Mt. Haggin road off MT-274 provide access; many of the WMA roads are seasonally closed for winter range protection so check the regs. Anaconda has full services; Wisdom is over the Big Hole Pass to the south. Cell service is gone past the Mt. Haggin trailheads. The country is steep, the timber is thick, and the wilderness boundary keeps the high cirques honest. Limited permits on some elk seasons—this is a quality-managed area with deserved respect among Montana elk hunters.