The Bear's Tooth in the Beartooth Mountains

The Beartooth Mountains are located in south central Montana, U.S. and are part of the 900,000 acre (3,600 km²) Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness, within Custer and Gallatin National Forests. The Beartooths are home to the largest contiguous land area in the U.S. of over 10,000 feet (3048 m), and is the location of Granite Peak, which at 12,799 feet (3901 m) is the highest point in the state of Montana. The mountains are just north of Yellowstone National Park and are part of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. The mountains are traversed by road via the Beartooth Highway (U.S. 212) with the highest elevation at Beartooth Pass (10,947 ft, 3,336 m). The name of the mountain range is attributed to a rugged peak found in the range, Beartooth Peak, that has the appearance of a bear's tooth. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1999x1328, 547 KB) Summary Retrieved from [1] and linked off of [2] and image is from the U.S. Government/ The Bears Tooth in the Baertooth Mountains, Montana, U.S. Licensing File links The following pages link to this file... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1999x1328, 547 KB) Summary Retrieved from [1] and linked off of [2] and image is from the U.S. Government/ The Bears Tooth in the Baertooth Mountains, Montana, U.S. Licensing File links The following pages link to this file... Official language(s) English Capital Helena Largest city Billings Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 4th 381,156 km² 410 km 1,015 km 1 44°26 N to 49° N 104°2 W to 116°2 W Population  - Total (2000)  - Density Ranked 44th 902,195 2. ... For other uses, see United States (disambiguation) and US (disambiguation). ... Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness was created from existing National Forest lands in 1975 and is located in Montana and Wyoming, United States. ... Custer National Forest is located primarily in the U.S. state of Montana but also has separate sections in South Dakota. ... Founded in 1899, Gallatin National Forest is located in south central Montana, United States. ... Granite Peak is the highest point in the state of Montana, USA. It lies within the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness, in Park County. ... For the next-generation airliner series from Boeing, see Boeing Yellowstone. ... Greater Yellowstone is the last large, nearly intact ecosystem in the northern temperate zone of the Earth and is partly located in Yellowstone National Park. ... Beartooth Pass in June 2004. ... Beartooth Pass in June 2004. ...

Lake below Beartooth Pass in the Beartooth Mountains

The remoteness of the region contributed to their obscurity until the 1870's. The Crow tribe of Native Americans utilized the valleys of the mountains for hunting game animals and for winter shelter from the harsh winds of the plains. Though trappers entered the region in the 1830's, formal exploration by the U.S. Government didn't occur until 1878. Since then, almost 400 species of plants have been discovered and the Beartooths are considered to be the most biologically unique mountain range in North America. The region is also one of the few remaining with sizable populations of Grizzly bears outside of Alaska and Canada. Black bears, mountain goats, bighorn sheep, elk, moose, wolverine, mountain lion and lynx are also found here. Since 2000 the wolf has also reappeared in the region, probably migrating out of Yellowstone National Park. Primarily plants and grasses exist above the 9,000 foot (2,700 m) timberline and spruce, fir, whitebark pine and lodgepole pine are found below. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (878x608, 138 KB)Lake view from Beartooth Pass in Beartooth Mountains Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (878x608, 138 KB)Lake view from Beartooth Pass in Beartooth Mountains Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... The Crow, also called the Absaroka or Apsáalooke, are a tribe of Native Americans who historically lived in the Yellowstone river valley and now live on a reservation south of Billings, Montana. ... An Atsina named Assiniboin Boy Native Americans in the United States (also known as Indians, American Indians, First Americans, Indigenous Peoples, Aboriginal Peoples, Aboriginal Americans, Amerindians, Amerinds, or Original Americans) are the indigenous peoples within the territory that is now encompassed by the continental United States and their descendants in... ... World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America. ... Binomial name Ursus arctos Linnaeus, 1758 The Brown Bear (Ursus arctos) is a species of bear that can reach weights of 130-700 kg (300 to 1500 pounds). ... Official language(s) English Capital Juneau Largest city Anchorage Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 1st 663,267 mi² / 1 717 854 km² 808 mi / 1300 km 1,479 mi / 2380 km 13. ... Binomial name Ursus americanus The American Black Bear (Ursus americanus), also known as simply the black bear or cinnamon bear, is the most common bear in Canada and Alaska south into Mexico and from the Atlantic to the Pacific. ... Binomial name Oreamnos americanus (Blainville, 1816) The Rocky Mountain goat (Oreamnos americanus), often called simply mountain goat, is a large hoofed mammal found only in North America. ... Binomial name Ovis canadensis Shaw, 1804 Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis) is a species of sheep in North America with two endangered subspecies: Desert Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis nelsoni) California Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis californiana). ... Elk may refer to two distinct species of large deer: In Europe it refers to Alces alces, which is called a Moose in North America In North America it refers to Cervus elaphus, which is called a Red Deer in Europe. ... Binomial name Alces alces (Linnaeus, 1758) Moose range map Alces alces, called the moose in North America and the elk in Europe (see also elk for other animals called elk) is the largest of all the deer family Cervidae, distinguished from other members of Cervidae by the form of the... Binomial name Gulo gulo (Linnaeus, 1758) The Wolverine (Gulo gulo) is the largest terrestrial species of the Mustelidae or weasel family, and is also called the Glutton or Carcajou. ... Binomial name Puma concolor (Linnaeus, 1771) The puma (Puma concolor) is a type of large cat found in North, Central and South America. ... Species Lynx lynx Lynx canadensis Lynx lynx carpathica Lynx pardinus Lynx rufus A Lynx is any of several medium-sized wild cats. ... Wolf Wolf Man Mount Wolf Wolf Prizes Wolf Spider Wolf 424 Wolf 359 Wolf Point Wolf-herring Frank Wolf Friedrich Wolf Friedrich August Wolf Hugo Wolf Johannes Wolf Julius Wolf Max Franz Joseph Cornelius Wolf Maximilian Wolf Rudolf Wolf Thomas Wolf As Name Wolf Breidenbach Wolf Hirshorn Other The call... For the next-generation airliner series from Boeing, see Boeing Yellowstone. ... In this view of an alpine tree-line, the distant line looks particularly sharp. ... Species About 35; see text. ... FIR may stand for: finite impulse response (a property of some digital filters) far infrared, i. ... Binomial name Pinus albicaulis Engelm. ... Binomial name Pinus contorta Douglas Lodgepole Pine (Pinus contorta) is a common tree in western North America. ...

The Beartooth mountains are composed of Precambrian granite and crystalline metamorphic rocks dated at approximately 4 billion years old, making these rocks some of the oldest on Earth. The mountains are also the location of the largest known deposits of platinum and chrome and the second largest deposits of nickel found in the U.S. Huge expansive plateaus are found at altitudes in excess of 10,000 feet (3048 m) with over 25 peaks exceeding 12,000 feet (3658 m). The mountains have over 300 pristine lakes and some waterfalls in excess of 300 feet (91 m). The highest alpine areas are easily subject to resource damage due to human encroachment which can take decades or more to recover, due to the short 6 to 12 week growing season. Winters are severe with heavy snow and incessant winds. Approximately 25 small glaciers exist in the Beartooths with Grasshopper Glacier being one of the more unique. The Precambrian is an informal name for the eons of the geologic timescale that came before the current Phanerozoic eon. ... Quarrying granite for the Mormon Temple, Utah Territory. ... Metamorphic rock is the result of the transformation of a pre-existing rock type, the protolith, in a process called metamorphism, which means change in form, derived from the Greek words meta, change, and morphe, form. The protolith is subjected to extreme heat (>150 degrees Celsius) and pressure causing profound... General Name, Symbol, Number platinum, Pt, 78 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 10, 6, d Appearance grayish white Atomic mass 195. ... Chrome may refer to: Chrome is a song from Debbie Harrys debut solo album Koo Koo. ... General Name, Symbol, Number nickel, Ni, 28 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 10, 4, d Appearance lustrous, metallic Atomic mass 58. ... Austrias longest glacier, the Pasterze, winds its 8 km (5 mile) route at the foot of Austrias highest mountain, the Grossglockner A glacier is a large, long-lasting river of ice that is formed on land and moves in response to gravity. ... Grasshopper Glacier is located in the Beartooth Mountains, Custer National Forest, Montana, U.S.. The glacier is within the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness, a part of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. ...

External links

• Custer National Forest
• Wilderness.net