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	Beartooth Mountains - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		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 traversed by road via the Beartooth Highway (U.S. 212) with the highest elevation at Beartooth Pass (10,947 ft, 3,336 m).
		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).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Beartooth_Mountains (490 words)

	03BeartoothMtns (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The geologic features range from the more recent spectacular glaciation of the Beartooth Plateau and the volcanism and thermal activity of the Yellowstone area (south of the Beartooth Mountains) to the ancient crust containing constituents that are over 4 billion years old.
		The ancient rocks and minerals in the Beartooth Mountains are part of one of oldest pieces of crust in North America and provide many insights into early crustal formation on the Earth.
		Most of the eastern portion of the Beartooth Mtns are composed of granitic rocks with large xenoliths of older metamorphosed sedimentary and igneous rocks that were tectonically interleaved on a meter-scale.
	www.geol.lsu.edu /Features/03BeartoothMtns.html (248 words)

	Land for Sale in Montana - Beartooth Hikes
		The Beartooth Mountains were named after the likeness between a jagged mountain peak in the range and a bear's tooth.
		The high barren ridges of the Beartooths support relatively little wildlife, although you are likely to hear the sharp call of the pika among the rocks, and occasionally mountain goats are seen.
		The Beartooth Mountains are composed primarily of Precambrian granite.
	www.montanahereicome.com /Beartooth (3292 words)

	Beartooth Ranger District, Custer National Forest - USDA Forest Service
		The Beartooth Mountains are a portion of the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness which is located on the Custer, Gallatin and Shoshone National Forests.
		The Beartooth Highway, a National Forest Scenic Byway, traverses the mountains from Red Lodge to Cooke City, and the northeast entrance to Yellowstone Park.
		The soils in the Pryor Mountains are derived from limestone and sandstone formations.
	www.fs.fed.us /r1/custer/recreation/D2.shtml (733 words)

	Mafic Dikes of the Beartooth Mountains, Montana and Wyoming
		Mafic Dikes of the Beartooth Mountains, Montana and Wyoming
		The concentration of the phenocrysts in the interiors of these dikes is thought to be due to flow differentiation in which the large plagioclase phenocrysts are entrained by faster moving magma in the center of the dike during emplacement.
		Premo W.R., Helz, R.T., Zientek, M.L., and Langston, R.B., 1990, U-Pb and Sm-Nd ages for the Stillwater Complex and its associated sills and dikes, Beartooth Mountains, Montana: identification of a parent magma?: Geology, v.
	mason.gmu.edu /~sharlan/mafic_dikes_beartooth_mountains.htm (2535 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 (714 words)

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		This first stop on the Beartooth Highway was to see one of the important outcrops where the granitization concept for the origin of granite was originally developed.
		View from the Beartooth Highway parking area overlook on the north end of the Beartooth Mountains plateau.
		The peak in the center distance is Heart Mountain, made of Paleozoic sedimentary rocks which have been emplaced in their current location along the famous but controversial Heart Mountain detachment fault.
	www.union.edu /PUBLIC/GEODEPT/hollocher/teaching_petrology/beartooths.htm (1499 words)

	Beartooth Mountains & Highway Pass
		The Beartooth Mountains are a part of the Absaroka Range that stretches from Livingston to the canyon of the Clarks Fork of the Yellowstone.
		The Beartooth Mountains are made of rocks that formed 4-5 billion years ago during the Archean period.
		The Beartooth Highway is the section of US 212 that winds through Beartooth Pass to Cooke City and through the northeast gate of Yellowstone National Park.
	www.bozemannet.com /getting_here/beartooth_mountains.php (506 words)

	Beartooth Mountains. Montana
		The Beartooth Highway is only opened 4.5 months of the year, from the end of May until mid-October.
		The Beartooth Mountains boast some of the highest elevations in the lower 48 states, and have 20 peaks over 12,000 feet in elevation.
		Glaciers are abundant in the Beartooths and can be found on the north face on almost every mountain peak over 11,500 feet.
	www.yellowstoneparknet.com /getting_here/beartooth_mountains.php (474 words)

	Beartooth Mountains
		The Beartooth Mountains, part of the Rocky Mountains, are the result of about seventy million years of geological formations, leaving a spectacular mountain range that is full of geological wonders and leaves the sightseer awe struck.
		After the local mines had closed, the area needed prosperity, and the Beartooth Highway was the key.
		The Beartooths are home to Granite Peak, the highest peak in Montana at 12,799 ft. In 1989, the Beartooth Highway received recognition as one of the most beautiful drives in America, and was made one of 52 other National Scenic Byways.
	ultimatemontana.com /sectionpages/Section3/articles/beartoothmtns.html (288 words)

	Absaroka Beartooth Wilderness
		The Beartooth and the Absaroka Mountains of Montana and the Absaroka/Beartooth Wilderness
		The photo is of the crest of the Beartooths as seen near Beartooth Pass on the Beartooth Highway, said by some to be the most scenic road in the United States.
		The Beartooth Mountains are the highest range in Montana with numerous peaks higher than 12,000 feet elevation, and there are many permanent snowfields and a few glaciers.
	www.forwolves.org /ralph/wpages/beartooth.htm (513 words)

	Fishing, Hiking and Camping the Absaroka Beartooth Wilderness Area in Montana
		The Beartooth Mountains are the highest peaks in the wilderness area.
		The mountains themselves are extremely rugged and jagged and lack the broad, open plateaus found in the Beartooth Mountains.
		The mountain lake fishing in the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness Area is some of the finest to be found in Montana.
	www.bigskyfishing.com /Mountain-Fishing/absaroka_beartooth.htm (815 words)

	Research in the Beartooth Mountains
		Most of my recent research has concentrated on the well-exposed metamorphosed supracrustal rocks that are part of a large tectonic melange caught up in the areally extensive, 2.8 billion year old granitoid plutons of the eastern Beartooth Mountains.
		One reason that these rocks are particularly significant is that some of the detrital zircons in the quartzites are 4 billion years old.
		These rocks are part of one of oldest pieces of crust in North America and provide many insights into early crustal formation on the Earth.
	www.geol.lsu.edu /henry/Research/Beartooths/BeartoothMountains.htm (211 words)

	Montana Absaroka-Beartooth Mountains (Montana) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Absaroka-Beartooths are ancient mountains now protected by a wilderness area of the same name.
		The Beartooth Highway bisects the mountains along the Montana-Wyoming border providing spectacular views while reaching an elevation of 10,940 at Beartooth Pass.
		This trailhead is slightly harder to locate than most others in the Beartooths, but that hasn’t lessened its po...
	www.trails.com /index/Hiking/Montana/Absaroka-Beartooth-Mountains-(Montana) (986 words)

	The Beartooth Highway (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The real reason why people travel the Beartooth Highway is to experience the indescribable grandeur of its mountain setting.
		Along the way are forests, deep canyons, rugged cliffs, high mountains, clear blue lakes, alpine tundra, snow banks that last until August, and almost every kind of mountain scenery known.
		Snow on the high Beartooth Plateau often stays until the end of June.
	home.onemain.com /~gdavids/bt_hwy (654 words)

	^^ Welcome to TOP OF THE WORLD RESORT Web Site ^^
		Top of the World Store sits at 9400 FT. along the 69 mile scenic Beartooth Highway (US 212) 38 miles from Red Lodge MT. and 25 miles from Cooke City MT. which is 6 miles from the Northeast entrance to Yellowstone National Park.
		This stretch of the highway is open from Memorial Day to Columbus Day, "Americas most beautiful roadway" by Charles Kuralt of CBS news.
		The store was built in 1923 on Beartooth Lake and moved to its present location in the early "60s".
	www.topoftheworldresort.com (172 words)

	The Beartooth Mountains, Wyoming/Montana (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		I discovered the Beartooths in 1986 in a previous rendezvous there.
		The Beartooth Mountains are primarily granitic, with some of the metasedimentary cap still present in places.
		The Beartooth Highway was constructed in the CCC/WPA days and links Yellowstone with Red Lodge, MT, out east near Billings.
	members.cox.net /deanoid10/RoadTrip2002/beartooths1.html (153 words)

	Beartooth Highway Scenic Drive - Montana Scenic Drives \| GORP (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Geer claimed that he had an intimate knowledge of the Beartooth Mountains which blocked the direct route to Billings, necessitating the circuitous detour down the Clarks Fork.
		And with skiing on Red Lodge Mountain and summer attractions like the Byway and the nearby Beartooth Wilderness, the town has become a tourist mecca.
		While the Beartooth is one of America's greatest drives, it also offer plenty of opportunities for getting out of the car.
	gorp.away.com /gorp/activity/byway/mt_beart.htm (1180 words)

	Montana and Wyoming Elk Hunting Outfitter - Beartooth Plateau Outfitters
		Cooke City Pack Station Elk Hunts are located in the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness in Montana hunting area 316 and Wyoming elk hunting area 50.
		These mountains are famous for elk hunting and provide an excellent opportunity for a trophy bull.
		Summer Fly Fishing Fly fish the pristine alpine lakes and streams of the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness area or the rivers of Yellowstone National Park where the trout are as wild and beautiful as their home in the Rocky Mountains.
	www.beartoothoutfitters.com (176 words)

	Geologic evolution of the Beartooth Mountains, Montana and Wyoming; Part 7, Structurral homogeneity of gneisses in the ...
		Geologic evolution of the Beartooth Mountains, Montana and Wyoming; Part 7, Structurral homogeneity of gneisses in the Lonesome Mountain area -- Larson et al.
		Geologic evolution of the Beartooth Mountains, Montana and Wyoming; Part 7, Structurral homogeneity of gneisses in the Lonesome Mountain area
		Similar fold geometry is found in nearby areas of the Beartooth Mountains.
	bulletin.geoscienceworld.org /cgi/content/abstract/77/11/1277 (194 words)

	Dom Nozzi Visits the Beartooth Mountains (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		We have heard it is the most beautiful drive in the U.S., and we confirm the accuracy of the assessment.
		We find that breathing the cool, dry air up there in the Rockies is exhilarating, after years of hot and humid weather in Florida.
		The Beartooth range contains the nation's largest contiguous land mass over 10,000 feet.
	www.afn.org /~savanna/beartooth.html (123 words)

	Day Hikes in the Beartooth Mountains, Montana, 3rd (Day Hikes)
		These hikes are found around Red Lodge, Montana, an active resort and ski town, and along the Beartooth Highway that connects Red Lodge to Yellowstone Park.
		The trails lie in the drainages, canyons and across the plateaus of this mountain range.
		Many are accessible from the Beartooth Highway, a beautiful mountain pass heralded as 'the most scenic highway in America' by Charles Kuralt.
	www.literacyconnections.com /0_1573420344.html (334 words)

	Beartooth Mountains Area Vacation Rentals, Beartooth Mountains Area , Condos, cabins, villas, cottages and vacation ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Beartooth Mountains Area Vacation Rentals features Condos, cabins, villas, cottages and vacation homes in Montana.
		Beartooth Mountains Area Condos, cabins, villas, cottages and vacation homes in Montana are an affordable vacation lodging option and are perfect for family vacations, group travel, weddings, honeymoons and family reunions or anytime you want more space than a hotel room affords.
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	www.cyberrentals.com /index.cfm/fa/find.squery/reg_refno/5086 (204 words)

	National Geographic Adventure Magazine: Excerpts--March 2002
		The daunting peaks, jagged arêtes, and talus-strewn plateaus of the Beartooths are composed of some of the most ancient exposed rocks on Earth: more than three billion years old.
		For a resort-riding intermediate like me, spending a few days in clinic with these guys—riding a plank of slippery fiberglass through the wildest mountains in the heart of the continent—was an irresistible opportunity to be enlightened, humiliated, or both.
		There was no question it was a dicier than average year—one of the worst in a decade—but all three of my companions were well versed in avalanche avoidance (and recovery).
	www.nationalgeographic.com /adventure/0203/story.html (2770 words)

	billingsgazette.com
		The tourists' confusion has been replayed often since the Beartooth Highway was damaged by mudslides a week before its traditional Memorial Day weekend opening.
		The highway is a lifeline for the Montana towns of Red Lodge, at the northern end of the roadway, and Cooke City, at the southern end.
		The signs are made to direct tourists through Red Lodge, even though the town at the eastern face of the Beartooth Mountains is not along the most direct route for tourists traveling Interstate 90 and looking to access Yellowstone Park.
	www.billingsgazette.com /index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2005/06/26/build/state/30-winding-route.inc (1368 words)

	Day Hikes in The Beartooth Mountains (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		This is a comprehensive guide to 58 day hikes in the Beartooth Mountain Range of southeastern Montana and northwestern Wyoming, between Red Lodge & Cook City, Montana.
		Discover the mountains along the Beartooth Highway with short hikes to waterfalls, canyons, alpine tundra, mountain meadows, and panoramic views.
		The Bannock Trail is a short portion of the Bannock Indian route used to reach buffalo hunting grounds.
	www.trails.com /catalog_product.asp?ProductFamilyID=10336 (1043 words)

	Crow Chief Meadows is a south central Montana rural subdivision and real estate opportunity in the foothills of the ...
		When the summer heats scorch the prairies, you can draw up under the mountains, where the air is sweet and cool, the grass fresh, and the bright streams come tumbling out of the snow banks.
		In the autumn when your horses are fat and strong from the mountain pastures you can go down into the plains and hunt the buffalo, or trap beaver on the streams.
		And when the winter comes on, you can take shelter in the woody bottoms along the rivers; where you find buffalo meat for yourselves and cottonwood bark for your horses, or you may winter in the Wind Rivr valley, where there is salt weed in abundance.
	www.crowchief.com /crow.html (442 words)

	Beartooth Mountains, Montana: Beartooth Mountains, Montana Latitude and Longitude (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Beartooth Mountains, Montana: Beartooth Mountains, Montana Latitude and Longitude
		Beartooth Mountains, MT Beartooth Mountains is a range in Park County, Montana.
		No representation is made or warranty given as to its content.
	www.lat-long.com /Montana/Beartooth-Mountains_779574.html (58 words)

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