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	Absaroka River Adventures: About the Company & River
		The Stillwater River is a snow-melt spring-fed river that heads high in the Absaroka-Beartooth Mountains near Yellowstone National Park.
		The river increases in size as it races through the mountains, until it emerges out of a narrow canyon with a roar.
		Absaroka River Adventures is a family owned and operated business dedicated to giving personalized high quality river trips.
	www.absarokariver.com /company.htm (229 words)

	Absaroka Range - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Absaroka Range is a mountain range, a sub-range on the eastern side of the Rocky Mountains stretching for about 150 mi (240 km) across the Montana-Wyoming border, and forming the eastern boundary of Yellowstone National Park.
		An Absaroka sub-range in the north, the Beartooth Mountains, includes Granite Peak, which at 12,799 ft (3,901 m), is the highest point in Montana.
		Much of the Absarokas are protected, not only by Yellowstone Park, but also by the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness, North Absaroka Wilderness, Teton Wilderness, and Washakie Wilderness, all located in Custer and Shoshone National Forests.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Absaroka_Range (227 words)

	Absaroka - Encyclopedia.com
		The Washington Post; 7/2/1987; 91 words; A mountain rescue team found the bodies of four prominent Texans aboard a plane that crashed on a ridge in the Absaroka Mountains.
		Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO); 12/9/1997; 50 words; Byline: Staff and wire reports CODY, Wyo. -- Federal wildlife officials are investigating the shooting of a wolf in the North Absaroka Wilderness Area near Yellowstone National Park.
		Denver Rocky Mountain News; 12/9/1997; Staff and wire reports; 63 words; Staff and wire reports Denver Rocky Mountain News 12-09-1997 WOLF SHOOTING INVESTIGATED Federal wildlife officials are investigating the shooting of a wolf in the North Absaroka Wilderness Area near Yellowstone National Park.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-X-Absaroka.html (991 words)

	Gorp - Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness
		The Absarokas form a chain of mountains that includes the spectacular peaks east of the Paradise Valley between Livingston and Gardiner the northeastern corner of Yellowstone Park Pilot and Index Peaks south of Cooke City and the North Absaroka Wilderness in Wyoming.
		The Beartooth Mountains are composed primarily of Precambrian granite.
		The peaks in the Absarokas are not nearly as high (Mt. Cowan is the highest at 11,206 feet) or nearly as numerous as the Beartooths: although some are very rough and rugged.
	gorp.away.com /gorp/resource/us_wilderness_area/mt_absar.htm (1575 words)

	SummitPost - Absaroka Range -- Climbing, Hiking & Mountaineering
		Absaroka (pronounced 'ab-SOR-kuh') is from the Crow indian word for themselves and translates to "Sparrowhawk People".
		The Absaroka are the 4th highest range in Wyoming and the Central Rockies.
		Though the Absaroka volcanic activity has died and the sources have become indistinct, the active Yellowstone caldera hotspot has since appeared and is slowly creeping east, under the range.
	www.summitpost.org /parent/170852/absaroka-range.html (1625 words)

	CVO Menu - America's Volcanic Past - Montana
		The Rocky Mountains took shape during a period of intense plate tectonic activity that formed much of the rugged landscape of the western United States.
		The last mountain building event, the Laramide orogeny, (about 70-40 million years ago) the last of the three episodes, is responsible for raising the Rocky Mountains.
		The mountains contain sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous rock, the latter of which -- pink granites and streaky gneisses and schists -- are exposed across large areas.
	vulcan.wr.usgs.gov /LivingWith/VolcanicPast/Places/volcanic_past_montana.html (3586 words)

	Absaroka: Free Encyclopedia Articles at Questia.com Online Library
		These mountains, including the Absaroka, the Wind River, the Teton, the Gros...notably in the Yellowstone Plateau-Absaroka Mountain region.
		The Yellowstone Plateau and Absaroka Mountains were built up by an alternating...
		Thus it is possible that the Absaroka squaws obtained their blue beads from the deposits long before...
	www.questia.com /library/encyclopedia/absaroka.jsp?l=A&p=1 (879 words)

	Evans/Johns 18th SLS Conference Article
		Of the eighteen mountain tornadoes in the Evans and Johns study, five were rated as strong or violent in intensity (F2 or greater).
		The Big Horn mountains are surrounded by some of the lowest terrain in the region as elevations fall under 4000 ft M.S.L. across extreme northeast Wyoming, with elevations under 3000 ft M.S.L. in eastern Montana.
		A 250 MB speed maximum of greater than 30 m/s (60 kt) was embedded in the jet and moved over southern and central Wyoming during the afternoon, placing the north central part of the state under diffluent flow aloft associated with the left exit region of the jet maximum.
	www.spc.noaa.gov /publications/evans/bighorns.htm (2621 words)

	TerraTopo Hiking Map of the Absaroka Beartooths in Montana
		This wilderness area was named for two mountain ranges: The Beartooth area occupies the eastern part of the wilderness, and the Absaroka area makes up the western part of the wilderness.
		The Absaroka Mountains are dominated by stratified volcanic rock formations which have been eroded by glaciers and rivers.
		The Absarokas are home to a variety of wild animals including the threatened grizzly bear.
	www.globalpositions.com /terra_absaroka.htm (1654 words)

	Beartooth Mountains
		The Beartooth Mountains along with the Absaroka Mountains, located in southern Montana, make up the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness Area, an area that spans for more than 900,000 acres.
		The Absarokas are named after the Crow Indians who inhabited much of south-central Montana prior to the white man's entrance into the area.
		The Beartooth Mountains were named afer the likeness between a jagged mountain peak in the range and a bear's tooth.
	www.allredlodge.com /attractions/beartooth_mountains.php (644 words)

	Absaroka Beartooth Wilderness
		The Beartooth and the Absaroka Mountains of Montana and the Absaroka/Beartooth Wilderness
		This rugged mountain range is also part of the great Absaroka/Beartooth Wilderness -- though it is little-traveled compared to the Beartooth Mountains which rise adjacent to the east of the Absaroka.
		Peak in the Absaroka Mountains of the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness
	www.forwolves.org /ralph/wpages/beartooth.htm (522 words)

	Absaroka-Beartooth Mountains (Montana) Hiking - Hikes
		The Absaroka-Beartooths are ancient mountains now protected by a wilderness area of the same name.
		A remote,uncrowded mountain lake, one of the nicest places in the entire Wilderness Preservation System that nobody goes to.
		The rugged north Absaroka Range forms the east wall of the Paradise Valley south of Livingston along the Yellowston...
	www.trails.com /activity.asp?area=10150 (1008 words)

	Beartooth Mountains in Montana
		The boundaries of the Beartooth and Absaroka Mountains have been a bit controversial at times, but in general the Beartooths lay to the east of the Absarokas.
		From Livingston, Montana the Beartooth Mountains are bordered by Red Lodge on the east, the Yellowstone River on the west and south, and the Clarks Fork of the Yellowstone in the southeast.
		The Beartooth Mountains are home to a massive trail system for hikers and horses, endless fishing opportunities, and the solitude that is harder to find in more popular wilderness areas.
	www.bigskymontananet.com /getting_here/beartooth_mountains.php (724 words)

	Yellowstone National Park - Natural Features - US-Parks.com
		Thus, areas of the park underlain by rhyolites and tuffs generally are characterized by extensive, monotypic stands of lodgepole pine, which are drought tolerant and have shallow roots that take advantage of the nutrients in the soil.
		In contrast, andesitic volcanic rocks that underlie the Absaroka Mountains are rich in calcium, magnesium, and iron.
		Lying across Yellowstone Lake and bounding the park’s east side, the Absarokas are an imposing mountain range that formed from erupting volcanoes during a 15-million-year period.
	www.us-parks.com /yellowstone/natural_features.html (1975 words)

	Fishing, Hiking and Camping the Absaroka Beartooth Wilderness Area in Montana
		The Beartooth Mountains are the highest peaks in the wilderness area.
		The Absaroka Mountains have extensive areas of mountain and alpine lakes that are very popular for backpackers and backcountry fishing trips.
		The mountains themselves are extremely rugged and jagged and lack the broad, open plateaus found in the Beartooth Mountains.
	www.bigskyfishing.com /Mountain-Fishing/absaroka_beartooth.htm (815 words)

	Montanakids \| Things To See And Do
		The Beartooth Mountains have numerous peaks above 12,000 feet high one, Granite Peak, is the highest mountain in Montana at a lofty 12,799 feet.
		The peaks in the Absaroka Mountains are not nearly as high.
		Mount Cowan is the highest in the Absaroka range, at an elevation of 11,206 feet.
	montanakids.com /db_engine/presentations/presentation.asp?pid=145&sub=Absaroka-Beartooth (331 words)

	MONTANA MOUNTAINS
		The Beartooth Mountains, the Absaroka Range, the Ruby Range, the Pioneer Mountains, the Madison Range- I could fill this page just with the names of mountain ranges in Montana.
		The Absaroka Mountains rise up precipitously on your east side, while the ranchlands to the west give way to the Gallatin Range.
		With mountains, geysers, colorful mineral springs, large waterfalls, bubbling mud pots, and more, you won't be disappointed.
	www.everythingabouttravel.com /montanamountains.html (704 words)

	Gardiner Montana Yellowstone Lodging - Country Inn
		Electric Peak, which is part of the Gallatin chain of mountains, is on the south and west side of the basin.
		The Absaroka mountains form a backdrop to the Inn and flank the northeast of the property.
		Mountain View: We have incredible views of the Mountains that are in and around Yellowstone National Park with views of the Yellowstone river and surrounding ranch lands.
	www.vrbo.com /21706 (1188 words)

	Dubois, Wyoming - The best kept secret in Greater Yellowstone! (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Absaroka Ranch is beautifully located at the slope of the Absaroka Mountains and overlooking Dunoir Valley.
		Absaroka Ranch is one of the most secluded dude ranches in the West and does not host more than 18 guests at a time.
		For their place, they say: Absaroka Ranch is a personal very secluded small guest ranch high in the mountains.
	www.duboiswyoming.org /bofmonth.htm (579 words)

	Dude Ranch - Wyoming: Outstanding Horseback Riding Vacations
		The broad range of riding activities includes lessons with certified instructors to intermediate level, a cross country course for experienced riders, team sorting, herding cows on our grazing allotment in the national forest, cattle drives, roundups, pack trips and trail rides.
		Guests stay in comfortable, individual log cabins located along the river for maximum privacy and spectacular views of the surrounding mountains.
		The invigorating mountain air and a day in the saddle will whet your appetite for the delicious food and wine we serve including ranch raised beef, lamb and salads.
	www.bitterrootranch.com (620 words)

	The Nature Conservancy in Wyoming - Absarokas Program
		Along these river valleys at the base of the Absaroka and Beartooth Ranges, ranchers have lived in harmony with the land for generations, but now things are changing.
		Maintaining the intact nature of the Absarokas is vital to many species like sage grouse and grizzlies, whose habitat has been greatly reduced elsewhere in the West.
		The grassbank gives Absarokas ranchers a shared source of livestock forage while they rest and restore the grass of their rangeland.
	www.nature.org /wherewework/northamerica/states/wyoming/preserves/art13227.html (657 words)

	Dogsled Treks in western Montana
		We are located in Paradise Valley, 30 miles north of Yellowstone Park, in the foothills of the majestic Absaroka Mountains.
		Absaroka Dogsled Treks was established in 1990 and operates in the Gallatin National Forest of the Absaroka Mountain Range under the U. Forest Service priority use permit.
		Absaroka Dogsled Treks provides day trips into the west face of the Absaroka Mountain Range ensuring quality snow conditions throughout the season.
	www.extrememontana.com /dogsled.html (300 words)

	Wilderness.net- Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness
		The Absaroka Beartooth Wilderness is located in south central Montana, with a small portion in northern Wyoming, just north of Yellowstone National Park.
		Bighorn sheep and mountain goats roam about the mostly rugged country, along with elk, deer, moose, marmots, coyotes, fl bears, wolves and members of a substantial grizzly population.
		The area is dominated by the high granitic alpine plateaus of the Beartooth Mountains, a starkly beautiful country of expansive views, hidden lakes among bald rocks, and wildly unpredictable weather.
	www.wilderness.net /index.cfm?fuse=NWPS&sec=wildView&wname=Absaroka-Beartooth&error=404 (633 words)

	Welcome to the Absoraka Beartoth Mountains of Sweet Grass County!
		Cowan is the highest peak in the Absarokas at 11,206 feet as compared to the 12,799 Granite Peak in the Beartooths.
		The Boulder River is the dividing line between the Absaroka Range on the west and the Beartooth Mountains.
		In the Hidatsa language, "Absaroka" was the name that Crows used to refer to themselves.
	www.sweetgrasscounty.com /recreation/WILDHIKE1.htm (1018 words)

	birding facts Birding Resources by the Fat Birder
		The north side of the basin is bounded by the Owl Creek Mountains connecting the Absaroka Mountains to the Big Horn Mountains.
		The eastern edge of the basin is flanked by the Bighorn Mountains, the western edge by the Absaroka Mountains and to the north 100 miles away on the Montana border are the Pryor Mountains, the heart of the homeland of the Crow Indians.
		The mountains normally receive heavy snow cover, the eastern prairie moderate precipitation, while the central basins, caught between mountain ranges are quite dry.
	www.fatbirder.com /links_geo/america_united_states/wyoming.html (2039 words)

	Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness Fly-Fishing (Montana - Wyoming) \| Montana Fly Fish Waters
		The Absaroka Mountains, in the western half of the wilderness, feature sharply eroded volcanic peaks and forested valleys.
		Slough Creek, an outstanding cutthroat stream that lies partially in the Absarokas, is discussed with Yellowstone Park waters in chapter 43.
		The plateau country is primarily uplifted granite and boasts the highest mountains in Montana; Granite Peak at 12,799 feet is the tallest.
	www.trails.com /tcatalog_trail.asp?trailid=FGR030-003 (423 words)

	Sierra Club Outings \| Lake Hopping in the Beartooth Mountains, Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness, Montana \| 06145A (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Beartooth Mountains are a hiker’s paradise with high granite peaks and rolling plateaus at 10,000 feet that provide views stretching almost forever.
		Bob Jordan has been exploring mountains and canyons of the west with the Sierra Club for 13 years in the Sierra Nevada, Wyoming, Idaho, Montana, and southern Utah.
		The mountains kept calling though, so in 2003, Donna moved full time to her cabin in Roscoe, Montana and literally has the Beartooth Mountains in her backyard.The picture above taken from the deck of her cabin proves it.
	www.sierraclub.org /outings/national/brochure/06145A.asp (1709 words)

	Geology by Lightplane
		The deep notch on the mountain flank is the valley of Bull Lake.
		The Sheep Mountain anticline plunges to the northwest.
		The Absaroka Mountains lie on the horizon at the left; the Pryor Mountains are at the right.
	www.geology.wisc.edu /~maher/air/air07.htm (2315 words)

	Sky Arbor - Guest House
		As the name suggests, SkyArbor Guest House is placed where the trees reach for sky and the mountains meet the plains.
		A constant delight is the breathtaking panorama of the view, with the Crazy Mountains rising up to the east, and the Bridger Mountains sweeping up to the west.
		The Big Belt Mountains are seen to the north, and hiking to the top of the property presents sweeping views of the Beartooth Plateau, Absaroka Mountains, and Gallatin Mountains.
	www.skyarbor.com (347 words)

	Wind River Country, Wyoming: Travel guide for Dubois, Riverton, Shoshoni, Lander and the Wind River Indian Reservation
		Located in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem where the high desert plains rise up into the Rocky Mountains, Wind River Country is known for its snow-capped peaks, sparkling lakes, abundant wildlife, sheer cliffs, and miles of hiking trails.
		Within Fremont County, lie the craggy volcanic peaks of the Absaroka Mountains, as well as the rugged granite summits and alpine lakes of the Wind Rivers.
		Seven of the largest glaciers in the Rocky Mountains are found in the Winds, as is the highest mountain in Wyoming, Gannett Peak.
	www.wind-river.org /hiking.asp (1042 words)

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