Gallatin Peak
Gallatin Peak, at 11,015 feet, is the tallest of the Spanish Peaks south of Bozeman. While visible from town (it’s the one on the left), it is surprisingly isolated from civilization, with a clear view...
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With its blocky shape, truncated summit, and unique color, Sphinx Mountain has drawn more people climbers to its summit than any other major peak in the Madison Range. This fortress of reddish-brown...
View ArticleEarly-Season Powder Fixes
Winter’s just around the corner, and it’s a given that dedicated skiers in southwest Montana will hunt down a few turns before the season gets started. For those of you who just can’t bear the thought...
View ArticleRiding the Madison Slide
Re-visiting history above Quake Lake.Shuddering, rumbling, groaning, the mountain fractured and the slide began. Minutes later, amid terrible chaos, 28 people were dead and a landscape was transformed....
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Madison Range
Located in the Rocky Mountains, the Madison Range was named by Meriwether Lewis after then future-president James Madison, and lies in the westernmost section of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.
View ArticleSteep, Deep, and Cheap
Twenty-eight road miles (22 miles as a GPS-equipped crow would fly) southwest of the Bozeman city limits, one arrives at the Spanish Creek Guard Station, a major trailhead for the Spanish Peaks Unit of...
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