JeffCo supports Elkhorn purchase

The Jefferson County Commission has given its support to the purchase of 1,418 acres in the southern Elkhorn mountains. 

The purchase is being facilitated by the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and the Montana Fish and Wildlife Conservation Trust, which will transfer the land to the U.S. Forest Service once the acquisition is complete.

The property, owned by A.H. Kimpton and Sons, was listed at $3.5 million on UBARS.net. It is located 16 miles west of Townsend.