HD 445 covers the Gravelly Range south of Ennis—a rolling, high-elevation range famous for some of the best elk hunting in Montana. Elevations run from about 6,000 feet on the Madison and Ruby valley fringes up to 10,545 feet on Black Butte, the range high point. The Gravellies are a topographically rolling range, more like a high plateau than a sharp-spined mountain chain—broad sagebrush parks, aspen draws, lodgepole on the benches, spruce-fir on the higher north faces, and alpine meadow on the upper rolls. The country reads as fundamentally walkable, which is part of why it has the elk reputation it does. Old burn mosaic from various fires has created excellent forage and security cover. Elk are the headline animal—the Gravellies are some of the best public-land elk country in southwest Montana, with mature bulls available—mule deer in the parks and timber edges, pronghorn on the lower benches, moose in the willow bottoms. Beaverhead-Deerlodge NF dominates the public ground with BLM on lower flanks and significant private ranches at the bases (the Centennial Valley ranches, Madison Valley ranches, the Snowcrest country). MT-287 along the Madison and the Centennial Valley road provide approach; FR 290 (the Gravelly Range Road) is the spine through the range and runs much of its length on a high benched grade. Ennis on MT-287 has gas, motels, the Continental Divide brewery, basic groceries; Dillon is southwest. Cell service is gone in the range. The Gravellies have long been recognized as one of MT's quality elk units and pressure has historically been heavy; many seasons are limited-permit—check current regs. The country rewards hunters willing to put in serious miles.