Beaverhead

Beaverhead country lies in the northern Rocky Mountains along the Continental Divide, the high ridge that divides the watersheds of the region. Ridges, mountain forests and broad valleys shape the land, and snow and steep passes make movement between valleys difficult. The name comes from a rock formation that the Shoshone described as resembling a beaver's head. When the Lewis and Clark expedition came through in 1805, it met Shoshone people here and crossed the mountains with their help.