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Helena, Bozeman, and Southwest Montana

Helena, Bozeman, and Southwest Montana Travel Guide

Glistening, glaciated, and grand, the Absarokas, Crazies, Gallatins, and other mountains send cooling summer winds to roil among the grasslands and forests of southwest Montana. This is a wild place inhabited by hundreds of animal species. Abundant wildlife is a daily sight, from the pronghorn sprinting across grasslands to the 17,000-strong northern elk herd in and north of Yellowstone National Park. Bald eagles and ospreys perch in tall snags along the rivers, watching for fish. Mules and white-tailed deer spring over fences (and across roads, so watch out when driving). Golden eagles hunt above hay fields. Riparian areas come alive in spring with ducks, geese, pelicans, and great blue herons. The south-central area known as Yellowstone Country shares the topography, wildlife, rivers, and recreational opportunities of its namesake national park. More »

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When to Go

Places to Explore

Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness
Anaconda
Bannack
Big Hole National Battlefield
Big Sky and Gallatin Canyon
Big Timber and the Boulder River
Bozeman
Butte
Deer Lodge
Dillon
Ennis
Helena
Livingston and the Yellowstone River
Red Lodge
Three Forks
Virginia City

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