THE LITTLE BITTERROOT LAKE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Salish Mountains setting.
Little Bitterroot Lake CDP has 8.43 square miles of land in Flathead County. Its Census reference point is in Salish Mountains, within Northern Rockies.
The Northern Rockies contain rugged ranges, glacial lakes and mixed conifer forests. Moist Pacific influences reach some inland valleys, producing forest communities unlike the drier mountain regions farther south.
Regional context: Northern Rockies ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Little Bitterroot Lake and Flathead County
Little Bitterroot Lake is associated with Flathead County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Little Bitterroot Lake by land and water
The Census records 4.72 square miles of water within Little Bitterroot Lake, or 35.9% of its total area. It is 32.7 percentage points higher than the 3.2% recorded for Flathead County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Little Bitterroot Lake CDP has 50% of the land area of nearby Marion CDP (16.9 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.