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Mountain man

A mountain man is an explorer who lives in the wilderness and makes his living from hunting, fishing and trapping. Mountain men were most common in the North American Rocky Mountains from about 1810 through to the 1880s (with a peak population in the early 1840s). They were instrumental in opening up the various emigrant trails (widened into wagon roads)…

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Activity sectors
Rocky Mountains, Sierra Nevada, Cascade Range, Alaska Range, Great Plains, Great Lakes, Great Basin Desert, Appalachian Mountains, Ozark Mountains, rivers
Competencies
Skinning, marksmanship, archery, self-defense, hunting, fishing, logging, fur trapping, trading, canoeing, mountaineering, mining, horsemanship, tracking, exploring, mental and…
Occupation type
Frontiersman (1800–1890)
Related jobs
Longhunter, Fisherman, Coureur des bois, Surveyor, Woodsman, Fur trappers, Miner

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Mountain man

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Triples250
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.015385
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related to Notable mountain men · 123
Mountain man → African American, American, American West, Americans, Arapaho, Arizona, Arizona Legends, Ashley, Ashley's, Ashley's Hundred, Beckwourth Pass, Beckwourth Trail, Big Horn River, Blackfeet, Blackfoot Indians, Born, Bridger, Buckskin Bill, Buzzacott's Masterpiece, California
related to Further reading · 88
Mountain man → Across Wide Missouri, Alfred, American Nation, American West, Anchor Books, Bear, Bernard, Bison Books, Blood, Boston, Carl, Clark Company, Clifford, Coleman, Conquest, Dale, Dennis, DeVoto, Discovering, Donald Barclay
related to External links · 17
Mountain man → Fur Trade, Gila, History, Mountain ManMuseum, Mountain Men, Mountain MenMountain Men, Muzzleloader MagazineMuseum, Neighbor Ephraim, Pathfinders, Rocky Mountain West, Sources, Southern New Mexico, The Overland TrailMountain, University, VirginiaMountain Men Archived, Wayback Machine, West
related to Mode of living · 7
Mountain man → Grizzly, In, Indigenous, The, There, They, Winters
related to Historical reenactment · 6
Mountain man → Historical, Some, They, Today's Rocky Mountain Rendezvous, United States, West
related to Fur trappers · 4
Mountain man → He, Some, That, They
Activity sectors · 1
Mountain man → Rocky Mountains, Sierra Nevada, Cascade Range, Alaska Range, Great Plains, Great Lakes, Great Basin Desert, Appalachian Mountains, Ozark Mountains, rivers
Competencies · 1
Mountain man → Skinning, marksmanship, archery, self-defense, hunting, fishing, logging, fur trapping, trading, canoeing, mountaineering, mining, horsemanship, tracking, exploring, mental and…
Occupation type · 1
Mountain man → Frontiersman (1800–1890)
Related jobs · 1
Mountain man → Longhunter, Fisherman, Coureur des bois, Surveyor, Woodsman, Fur trappers, Miner

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Mountain manActivity sectorsRocky Mountains, Sierra Nevada, Cascade Range, Alaska Range, Great Plains, Great Lakes, Great Basin Desert, Appalachian Mountains, Ozark Mountains, rivers1.00infobox
Mountain manCompetenciesSkinning, marksmanship, archery, self-defense, hunting, fishing, logging, fur trapping, trading, canoeing, mountaineering, mining, horsemanship, tracking, exploring, mental and…1.00infobox
Mountain manOccupation typeFrontiersman (1800–1890)1.00infobox
Mountain manRelated jobsLonghunter, Fisherman, Coureur des bois, Surveyor, Woodsman, Fur trappers, Miner1.00infobox
Mountain manis aexplorer who lives in the wilderness and makes his living from hunting0.90text
Mountain manrelated to External linksMountain Men0.60section
Mountain manrelated to External linksFur Trade0.60section
Mountain manrelated to External linksSources0.60section
Mountain manrelated to External linksHistory0.60section
Mountain manrelated to External linksRocky Mountain West0.60section
Mountain manrelated to External linksMountain MenMountain Men0.60section
Mountain manrelated to External linksPathfinders0.60section

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