Luxury holidays in Granite County
Granite County in south-west Montana is rural and rugged, a place where the favoured mode of transport is the horse, and patches of protected wilderness remain gloriously roadless. The region is as it was when it was first roamed by the Salish, and they left behind evocatively named places: Bitterroot Mountains, Lost River Range (in neighbouring Idaho) and a monument to the Battle of Little Bighorn are all marked on a map. Snow-capped peaks, trout-filled creeks and dense forests make up the spectacular natural beauty, dotted with former mining strongholds and ghost towns. Granite County is between two grand national parks, Glacier and Yellowstone. Montana’s as wild and wonderful as ever, and visitors can experience life as it was for the pioneers – only it’s not such a struggle these days.
When to go
All year is an outdoorsy affair, but spring and summer bring with them blooming landscapes and even brighter big skies – come now for horse riding, fishing and hiking. In winter, the region’s ski resorts get busy.