Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness is a protected wilderness area on the border of Montana and Wyoming, in the United States. Designated by Congress in 1978, it originally covered 904,500 acres within the Custer National Forest and the Gallatin National Forest and has since grown to 937,102 acres. It spans two geologically distinct mountain ranges, the granite Beartooth Mountains and the volcanic and metamorphic Absaroka Range, and contains more than 120 peaks above 10,000 feet, including Granite Peak at 12,807 feet, the highest point in Montana. It is managed by the United States Forest Service and classified under IUCN protected area category Ib.
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1. Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness (Wikipedia)
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was designated by Congress in 1978 and originally comprised 904,500 acres (3,660 km2) in the Custer National Forest and Gallatin National Forest National Forests of Montana.
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Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness is a 937,102 acres (3,792.32 km2) protected wilderness area on the border of Montana and Wyoming, United States.
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U.S. Forest Service
View the Source 2. Wikidata: Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness
- Wikidata Q4669667, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Wikidata P2046 (area), preferred/latest rank
- Wikidata Q4669667 P31 instance-of
- Part Of: United States, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)
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