Day Hikes In the Beartooth Mountains, 5th

by Robert Stone (2)

Overview

The beautiful Beartooth Mountains are home to glaciers, deep canyons, streams, waterfalls, over a thousand lakes, abundant wildlife, protected wilderness areas, national forests, and North America's largest alpine tundra region. Now in its 5th edition, Day Hikes In the Beartooth Mountains includes an extensive collection of hikes within this mountain range bordering Yellowstone National Park. The 123 hikes range from 10,000-foot plateaus and peaks to treks along the Yellowstone River. The hikes lie within a 120-mile radius of Red Lodge, an active resort and ski town. A range of scenery and hike lengths are included, from relaxing creekside strolls to all-day, top-of-the-world outings. All hikes can be completed during the day. Map sources and references are listed for extending the hikes.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781573420648
Publisher:	Day Hike Books, Inc.
Publication date:	03/20/2012
Series:	Day Hikes Series
Edition description:	Fifth Edition
Pages:	336
Sales rank:	628,901
Product dimensions:	5.56(w) x 8.30(h) x 0.75(d)

About the Author

Since 1991, Robert Stone has been writer, photographer, and publisher of Day Hike Books. He is a Los Angeles Times Best Selling Author and an award-winning journalist of the Rocky Mountain Outdoor Writers and Photographers, the Outdoor Writers Association of California, the Northwest Outdoor Writers Association, and the Bay Area Travel Writers. Robert resides summers in the Rocky Mountains of Montana and winters on the California Central Coast.

Read an Excerpt

Hike 50: Clay Butte Overlook from the Beartooth Highway. The Clay Butte Overlook Trail begins at the 9,811-foot Clay Butte Fire Lookout perched on the south tip of the butte. The butte consists of sedimentary rock left by an ancient inland sea. The trail crosses the expansive alpine plateau, rich with wildflowers, to the north edge of the weathered cliffs, offering a unique view of the backside of Beartooth Butte. The panoramic views are as spectacular as you will find anywhere. The Beartooth Mountains, Beartooth Butte, the Clarks Fork Valley, the twisting highway, and the peaks of the Absaroka Range are all visible from this high mountain overlook. At the lookout tower are interpretive displays of the 1988 Yellowstone Fires, the impact which can be seen from the lookout.

Table of Contents

Each hike includes a summary, driving directions, hiking directions, and a map. (1) Introduction and master map of all hikes (2) Beartooth Front: Stillwater, West Rosebud, East Rosebud (3) West Fork of Rock Creek: Red Lodge area (4) Main Fork and Lake Fork of Rock Creek: Red Lodge area (5) Beartooth Plateau and Beartooth Highway (6) Cooke City area (7) Yellowstone National Park: Northeast Entrance (8) Boulder Valley (9) Paradise Valley: East Side to the Boulder Valley (10) Billings (11) Index