Lake Favonius is nestled in the basin below Columbine Pass atop the Lake Plateau in the Beartooth Mountains. This view looks northeast toward the Stillwater River drainage. Even camping this high ...

Brett French Lee Newspapers Aug 21, 2025 Aug 21, 2025 Nineteen years after he took one of his sons on an ill-fated backpacking attempt to reach Elk Lake in the Beartooth Mountains, Brian Hildreth ...

BOZEMAN — As with all fine days in the mountains, this one starts in the dark. Wearing running shoes and carrying just enough water to get from one trickling spring to the next, my friend Garrett and ...

Scientists say the frozen remnants of an ancient forest discovered 600 feet above the modern tree line on the Beartooth Plateau may portend possible changes for the alpine ecosystem if the climate ...

The Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness extends across 1,500 square miles in south-central Montana, with a portion in northwestern Wyoming. The region is known for some of the highest mountains in the state ...

My introduction to the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness about 19 years ago took me into a rocky, lake-filled basin not far from Cooke City and hooked me on the area’s high country. Trail 31 in the Custer ...

Hiking on the Beartooth Plateau is just like life. There are lots of ups and downs and so many rocks. Some rocks are obstacles that must be navigated, and others are like stepping stones that help you ...