Fort Fizzle Site | |
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| Location | Missoula County, Montana Territory, U.S. |
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| Nearest city | Lolo and Missoula |
| Coordinates | 46°44′47″N 114°10′19″W / 46.7463°N 114.172°W |
| 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.