Fort Fizzle (Montana)

Fort Fizzle Site
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	Missoula County, Montana Territory, U.S.
Nearest city	Lolo and Missoula
Coordinates	46°44′47″N 114°10′19″W / 46.7463°N 114.172°W / 46.7463; -114.172
Area	120.4 acres (0.49 km2)
Built by	U.S. Army
NRHP reference No.	77000821[1]
Added to NRHP	July 21, 1977

Fort Fizzle was a temporary military barricade in the western United States, erected by the U.S. Army in July 1877 in Montana Territory. Its purpose was to intercept the Nez Perce in their flight from north central Idaho Territory over Lolo Pass into the Bitterroot Valley of western Montana. The name describes the effectiveness of the fort.