Blue Mountain Observatory

UPDATE – Victim Identified in Blue Mountain Road Crash [YouTube]
UPDATE – Victim Identified in Blue Mountain Road Crash [YouTube]
UPDATE – Victim Identified in Blue Mountain Road Crash [YouTube]
  UPDATE; 12:00 p.m. Wednesday, June 10 The Missoula County Coroner has released the name of the woman killed in a car accident last night about ten miles up Blue Mountain Road. 35-year-old Kristal Hodges of Missoula died after the vehicle she was driving left the roadway at approximately 11:30 PM. The Ford Focus went off a cliff and rolled multiple times. Hodges was partially ejected from the veh
Update – Firefighters Protect Historic Blue Mountain Fire Lookout [AUDIO]
Update – Firefighters Protect Historic Blue Mountain Fire Lookout [AUDIO]
Update – Firefighters Protect Historic Blue Mountain Fire Lookout [AUDIO]
UPDATE - All evacuation orders have been lifted for residents in the Lolo Creek Complex. Fire Information Officer Dixie Dees with KGVO's Peter Christian About 11 miles up a winding mountain road, far above the smoke of the Lolo Creek Complex, the historic Blue Mountain lookout watches over a huge area of Western Montana. The tower is still several miles from the northern edge of the fire, but offi
Blue Mountain Observatory to Host Free Public Viewing Nights
Blue Mountain Observatory to Host Free Public Viewing Nights
Blue Mountain Observatory to Host Free Public Viewing Nights
One of the advantages to living in a state with so few residents is the lack of light pollution. Even in Missoula, stars are readily visible on clear, cloudless nights. Where I grew up, I could see even more stars, and they shone even brighter against the backdrop of the pitch-black night sky ...