[2] This part of the Gravellies is characterized by open foothills rising to mixed coniferous forest interspersed with meadows.

[2] The most rugged part of the range is a 52,870-acre roadless area centered on 10,281' Big Horn Mountain, with deep canyons, cliffs, steep benches, and undulating basins.

[2] The largest roadless area in the Gravellies features rolling basins cut by rocky canyons, old Native American campsites along the Gravelly Divide, and westslope cutthroat trout in the remote canyons of the Elk River.

[2] The southeastern part of the range, near the Continental Divide, features a chain of lakes that provide homes to nesting trumpeter swans and bald eagles.

[3] Clover Meadows is a camping area in the Gravelly Range, roughly 9 miles (14.5 km) north of Black Butte (Madison County, Montana).