Mount Jumbo

There seems to be a lot of confusion over who in Missoula needs to purchase a State of Montana Wildlife Conservation License.

Discover the harrowing tale of the urban avalanche that shook Western Montana in February 2014, leaving a lasting impact on the Rattlesnake area.

All Missoula remembers the tragic avalanche that swept down Mount Jumbo in 2014 that destroyed homes, took one life and injured several others, including children.

The iconic ‘Peace Sign’, hand painted on a microwave tower on Mount Jumbo, has been gone for many years, but it will find a new home, fittingly enough, at the Jeanette Rankin Peace Center in Missoula.

Mount Jumbo currently poses little danger of avalanche, as long as people stay off the mountain, stated a press release from the City of Missoula, referencing information received from the Western Montana Avalanche Center.

Mount Jumbo's south zone normally opens on March 15, but due to a lingering elk herd, city officials have closed the area to all humans for the time being.

With over a dozen deaths attributed to avalanches this winter, KGVO News spoke with Steve Karkanen, Director of the Western Montana Avalanche Center about the current alert level in the Missoula area. "We've had 14 people die in avalanches just in the month of January alone," Karkanen said...

One year has passed since the fatal urban avalanche in the Rattlesnake area in Missoula February 28, 2014.   Friday was a busy time in Missoula Justice Court, with three high profile cases appearing before Judge Marie Anderson. Winter weather advisory from 2 pm today through 11 am tomorrow.  ...

Wintering elk are extending their stay in the south zone of Mount Jumbo, leading Missoula Parks and Recreation to extend the area's closure through this Sunday, April 6.

To protect wintering elk and mule deer, much of Mount Jumbo is closed to recreational use during the winter months.