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Montana’s Absaroka Beartooth
Wilderness is a rugged, untamed stretch of the two mountain ranges
from which it takes its name and over 940 thousand acres of pine
forested valleys, glacial lakes and streams, and wild-flower strewn
alpine tundra. Absaroka’s lush forests are home to endangered
and threatened wildlife, like wolves, eagles and Grizzly Bears,
while Montana’s tallest mountain, Mt. Granite, soars amid
the craggy plateaus and jagged peaks of the Beartooth range.
There are 700 miles of wilderness trails to hike in Absaroka Beartooth
Wilderness. No motorized vehicle or bikes are allowed. Visitors
can camp in one of the 6 USFS campgrounds, stay in the nearby
town of Red Lodge, or camp in the backcountry with a permit. Fishing
and hunting is allowed in designated areas. This is true wilderness
and is bear country as well, so all necessary precautions should
be observed.
Those who are only passing through can
see some of the sights along the 68-mile stretch of the Beartooth Highway.
Absaroka Beartooth Wilderness in Montana
is very close to Wyoming’s Yellowstone Park, and is tends to get
a lot of Yellowstone’s traffic. |
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