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The widespread detection of total coliforms, Bacteroides, and E coli in the water sources of the wilderness area is leading to the question of whether it's because of the increasing human visitation. Visitors of the wilderness are encouraged to purify the water carefully before consumption. The
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12,799 feet (3,901 m)). The wilderness has more than 120 peaks over 10,000 feet (3,000 m) and 28 peaks over 12,000 feet (3,700 m), including Montana's highest, Granite Peak at 12,799 feet (3,901 m). The wilderness is integral to the 20-million-acre (81,000 km)
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conditions often prevail. The Beartooth has the largest unbroken area of land over 10,000 feet (3,000 m) in altitude in the U.S. outside of Alaska. Animals found in the wilderness include bald eagles, Yellowstone cutthroat trout, threatened grizzly bears, lynx, and the gray wolf.
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wilderness has imposed some regulations to protect the water source, such as camping and burying human waste within 200 feet (61 m) of lake or stream is prohibited, and waste has to be buried 6 inches (15 cm)-8 inches (20 cm) deep.
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and is composed of 944,000 acres (3,820 km). The elevation ranges from 0 to 11,000 feet (3,400 m); the maximum elevation is at the Beartooth Plateau, located high in the Beartooth Mountains.
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rocks. The Absaroka are noted for their dark and craggy appearance, lush and heavily forested valleys, and abundant wildlife. The highest peak in the range, in Wyoming, is
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Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness: Custer, Gallatin and Shoshone National Forest: keep wilderness wild, national wilderness preservation system
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Pendergraph, Daniel; Ranieri, John; Ermatinger, Lochlin; Baumann, Adam; Metcalf, Alexander; DeLuca, Thomas; Church, Matthew (2021).
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Absaroka Beartooth Wilderness, Montana, Wyoming, Outdoor Recreation Map: Hike, Mountain Bike, Horseback, Dirt Bike, ATV, Fish, Hunt
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According to the wilderness regulation, group size is limited for 15 people and 15 combined pack and saddle stock.
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ranges. These ranges are completely distinct geologically speaking, with the Absaroka composed primarily of
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In a study of reaction of learning how large carnivores would react to the big-game hunting season in
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Absaroka Beartooth Wilderness, Custer, Gallatin, and Shoshone National Forests, Montana and Wyoming
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The Proposed Absaroka Beartooth Wilderness: A Wilderness Analysis and Management Recommendation
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Generalized geologic map of the Absaroka–Beartooth study area, south-central Montana
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can be found in the wilderness. The forests are dominated by various species of
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A Proposal, Beartooth Wilderness, Custer and Gallatin National Forests, Montana
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are allowed with proper permits, no roads or buildings are constructed, and no
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There are 700 miles (1,100 km) of trails in the wilderness, hundreds of
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Wild resurrection: the untold story of the Absaroka–Beartooth Wilderness
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Access to the wilderness is difficult but can be achieved via the
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Protected wilderness area in Montana and Wyoming, United States
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at 13,153 feet (4,009 m). The Beartooth is more
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Beartooth Country: The Absaroka and Beartooth Ranges
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Index

Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness
IUCN category
wilderness area

Map showing the location of Absaroka–Beartooth Wilderness
Montana
Wyoming
USA
Red Lodge, MT
45°6′N 109°56′W / 45.100°N 109.933°W / 45.100; -109.933
U.S. Forest Service
National Forest
Montana
Wyoming
United States
Beartooth
Absaroka
volcanic
extrusive
metamorphic rock
granitic
Francs Peak
alpine
Granite Peak
Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem
Yellowstone National Park
motorized
mechanical
bicycles
camping

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