The Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness was created in 1975 and is located in Montana and Wyoming. The wilderness is located within the bounds of three National Forests, the Gallatin, Custer and Shoshone and is composed of 944,000 acres (3,800 km²). The primary geographic features of the Wilderness Area are the Beartooth and Absaroka mountain ranges. The highest mountain peak in the state of Montana, Granite Peak (12,799 ft/3,900 m) is located within the bounds of the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness and is considered by many to be the hardest of all the fifty state high points to reach. The Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness is an integral part of the 20 million acre (81,000 km²) Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.
Trails
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Mammoth Hot Springs - Yellowstone National Park
Mammoth Hot Springs is a large complex of hot springs on a hill of travertine terraces in Yellowstone National Park.
Mammoth Hot Springs is a large complex of hot springs on a hill of travertine terraces in Yellowstone National Park.
Easy
3.9 mi
6.3 km
6.3 km
The Beaten Path
Twenty-five miles of spectacular backpacking in the Absaroka Beartooth Wilderness of Montana, USA.
Twenty-five miles of spectacular backpacking in the Absaroka Beartooth Wilderness of Montana, USA.
Moderate
25.1 mi
40.4 km
40.4 km
Granite Peak - Montana's Highpoint
The highpoint of Montana over an amazing 2 day climb.
The highpoint of Montana over an amazing 2 day climb.
Difficult
18.7 mi
30.1 km
30.1 km
Guides
Mammoth Hot Springs is a large complex of hot springs on a hill of travertine terraces in Yellowstone National Park.
Twenty-five miles of spectacular backpacking in the Absaroka Beartooth Wilderness of Montana, USA.
The highpoint of Montana over an amazing 2 day climb.
Community Trips
Sep and Sam met up for some backcountry turns. Sep was on AT skis and Sam on his splitboard. Sep and I set off to climb Chico Peak - had bad beta -
and ended up climbing an unnamed peak across the gulch from Emigrant.
Due to waiting for some people who were supposed to join us we didn't
leave Bozeman 'til 7:4am.We arrived at the trailhead, booted
for the first 1/4 or 1/2 mile at...
I wanted to go to Froze-to-Death Lake and my brother wanted to go to Arch Lake... so we made a loop of it. We went up to Froze-to-Death then hike over the plateau and dropped into Arch Lakes. A great two day trip with great fishing! Only mistake was coming down Arch Creek, we should have been on the West side. The East side gets pretty steep and we had to search...
Hiked Hell Roaring creek trail down to the suspension bridge which crosses the Yellowstone River. This hike was great at the start because it's all down hill. Coming back is the tough part. The bridge is well worth seeing. Its amazing!
We camped with friends in the Beartooth Mountains of Wyoming and took a wonderful hike through the lakes of the area,
Backpacking Light - Wilderness Trekking School - WS1-LWB - 2009-09-18
Pray, Montana, United States
20.9 miles
20.9 miles
Backpacking Light's Wilderness Trekking School "Wilderness Skills Level One, Lightweight Backpacking" course. Sept. 18 - 20, 2009.
The following information was taken from the Mammoth Hot Springs Area Trail Guide, which is available at the trailhead.Limestone is the dominant underlying rock here instead of rhyolite, which is dominant in the park's other major hydrothermal areas.This area is one of the world's best examples of travertine-depositing hot springs.It's also one of the park's most dynamic hydrothermal areas; its features constantly change.Inactive terraces underlie most of this area, including the hotel and...
When
I lived in Northwest Montana in and around Glacier National Park I
became interested in attaining the summits of mountains. The idea of
bagging a peak was as new to me as the mountains around me. During my
childhood in Minnesota my brother and I certainly did our share of
exploring but no hills were high enough to be called summits. I claimed
a half or full dozen of peaks within the boundary of Glacier and then
in...
Absaroka Beartooth Backpacking Trip - Box Canyon to Upsidedown Trail
Mcleod, Montana, United States
27.8 miles
27.8 miles
Flavor Country annual backpacking trip.
Absaroka Beartooth Wilderness from Box
Canyon, up, into and around the Lake
Plateau and out the Upsidedown Trail.
Approximately 30 miles over four days,
Sept. 22 - 25, 2009.More photos of this trip available at:http://picasaweb.google.com/WOTboy
