Absaroka Mountains: where do they end?
Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2009 4:44 pm
Looking at the wilderness areas in the greater Yellowstone area, I was perplexed as to where exactly the Absaroka mountains terminate. In Wyoming there is the North Absaroka Wilderness, but across the stateline is the Beartooth-Absaroka Wilderness. Presumably some of the Absarokas are in this area as well. What is the boundary/transition point between the two ranges? Is it fair to say that the Absarokas are also the large group of mountanis west of the Stillwater River and that the Beartooths are confined between the Stillwater and Clarks Fork of the Yellowstone? This seems to be the case to me in terms of geology and appearance. If this is the case, then the North Absaroka Wilderness in Wyoming is a bit of a misnomer and the SP page on the northern Absarokas ought to be amended to include the vast area in Montana. Or not. I am just trying to figure this out.