What is the difference between crushed stone and Natural Pea Gravel?

Crushed stone has angular faces from a crusher, so it interlocks and stays put under a base or in a drainage bed. Natural Pea Gravel is rounded, washed river stone at about 3/8 inch, and it stays loose. That makes Natural Pea Gravel the better surface for walkways, play areas and dog runs, and crushed stone the better choice where a load has to lock together.

Should I order material by the ton or by the yard?

Both work, and the choice comes down to how you want to measure the job. Order by the ton when you are working from a weight figure, and by the yard when you are working from volume. Each product page has a calculator that sizes the load, so you can order in whichever unit suits the work.

Which stone is best for drainage in Beaverhead County?

Washed rock is the clean drainage stone, with the fines washed out so water moves through it. It suits French drains, curtain drains, foundation drains and downspout runs. Where you need a larger open void, #57 Stone and #4 Crushed Stone work in drainage beds and trench bottoms. Clay-rich ground is where a drainage layer matters most.

Crushed Stone and Sand, Beaverhead County, MT

Montana Rock Supply handles gravel, stone and aggregate delivery in Beaverhead County, MT. Start with the calculator on each product page to size the load, then pick the material.

Crushed base course is the standard Montana base, and it is where most drives and pads begin.

The county sits in the Southwest and south-central mountain valleys, where gravelly alluvium and outwash cover the basin floors and clay-rich fill sits in places. That ground takes water in some spots and holds it in others.

Ground Conditions Across Beaverhead County

The working season here is short. On the valley floors, base, driveway and paver work runs from late spring into early autumn, and it is shorter again on high ground.

Plan the delivery date around that window rather than against it.

Snowmelt off the Great Divide and sudden summer thunderstorms on dry ground drive most of the water a base has to handle. Gravel basin fill takes water readily.

Clay-rich basin fill does not, so a drive over clay needs a drainage layer under it.

Spring runoff and bank scour work on stream banks, coulees and ditch lines, and burned slopes above them can send debris down. Riprap armors those edges before the water gets there.

Hard overnight freezing with a daytime thaw runs through much of the year at these elevations. Frost heave in drives and roads is a normal condition here rather than a spring event.

Footing depth is set by the local building department.

Materials Delivered in Beaverhead County

Crushed base course is the standard Montana base material, usually ordered by top size as 3/4 minus.

In Montana it is specified as crushed base course: the MDT Standard Specifications cover it under Section 701.02.4, with grades named by nominal top size, and city and county work is often written against Section 02235 of the Montana Public Works Standard Specifications.

It goes under driveways, shop pads, parking areas and shed bases. Pit run sits below it for deep fill and raising grade.

Choosing the Right Material

Silver Bow County, Deer Lodge County and Madison County all sit in the same Southwest Montana ground region as Beaverhead County. The ground is the same mix of gravelly basin fill, clay-rich fill in places, and thin stony soils on the ranges.

So the material choice does not change at the county line. A drive over gravelly alluvium drains on its own.

A drive over clay-rich fill needs washed rock under it to move water away.

Match the stone to the job. Washed rock and 3/4 inch crushed stone handle drainage and pipe bedding.

Crusher fines bed pavers and pack into paths. Natural Pea Gravel and river rock cover walkways, play areas and decorative beds.

Delivery Across Beaverhead County

Order online and pick a delivery date at checkout. Quantities are ordered by the ton or by the yard, and each product page has a calculator to size the load.

A dump truck tips the material on site in one pile.

Delivery covers Dillon, Lima, Wisdom, Glen, Wise River, Jackson and Polaris, along with the surrounding county ground. Have the drop spot clear before the truck arrives.

Order Gravel, Stone and Aggregate in Beaverhead County

Montana Rock Supply delivers bulk gravel, stone, sand, soil and mulch across Beaverhead County, from Dillon and Lima to Wisdom, Wise River, Jackson, Glen and Polaris. Size the load with the calculator on the product page, choose your quantity by the ton or the yard, and pick a delivery date at checkout.

Place your order online and a truck will tip it on site.

Bulk Gravel and Stone Delivery in Beaverhead County, MT