Absaroka–Beartooth Wilderness
Absaroka–Beartooth Wilderness is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 2,825 m. Granite Peak (Northwest Peak) stands 3,882 m to the east-southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Lake Mountain, a peak 1.8 miles away. Beartooth Highway passes 18 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- United States Forest Service
How to reach it
- 18.4 mi off the Beartooth Highway, National
- 29.2 mi off the Chief Joseph Scenic Highway
Overlooks nearby
- Pilot & Index · 25 mi
- Crazy Creek · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Lake Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Jordan Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Chalice Peak: 3.0 mi
- Two Sisters: 3.2 mi
- Mount Douglas: 3.6 mi
- South Pass Creek Spring: 15.7 mi
- Quaker Spring: 16.0 mi
- North Pass Creek Spring: 16.1 mi
- Blind Sheep Spring: 18.2 mi
- South Robinson Spring: 18.5 mi
- Woodbine Falls: 11.4 mi
- Impasse Falls: 19.9 mi
- Passage Falls: 20.0 mi
- Natural Bridge Waterfall: 20.1 mi
- Cooke City Historical Marker: 18.4 mi
- Willow Park: 24.6 mi
- Warm Creek Picnic Area: 18.6 mi
- Soda Butte Creek: 23.1 mi
- Buffalo Jump: 16.1 mi
- Gallery Dan Hartman: 18.8 mi
- Cooke City Montana Museum: 18.8 mi
- Erma Number 1 Mine: 19.5 mi
- Natural Bridge State Park: 20.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.1 miles of Absaroka–Beartooth Wilderness. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Granite Peak (Northwest Peak) | ESE 118° | 3,882 m | 15.1 mi |
| Mount Wood | E 88° | 3,846 m | 13.4 mi |
| Glacier Peak | SE 125° | 3,762 m | 14.3 mi |
| Mount Hague | E 93° | 3,750 m | 12.3 mi |
| Mount Villard | ESE 124° | 3,735 m | 15.0 mi |
| Mystic Mountain | ESE 120° | 3,686 m | 14.0 mi |
| Mount Wilse | SE 131° | 3,593 m | 14.4 mi |
| Wolf Mountain | SE 134° | 3,582 m | 11.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:54 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 20:27 | 21:13 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:41 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:57 | 15:52 | 16:41 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 26 | 32 | 37 | 46 | 54 | 62 | 62 | 54 | 42 | 32 | 25 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mystic Lake, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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