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The range is named after the [[Crow Nation|Absaroka]] Native People.<ref name=gannett/> The name is derived from the [[Hidatsa language|Hidatsa]] name for the [[Crow people]]; it means "children of the large-beaked bird."<ref>{{cite book|title=Montana Place Names: From Alzada To Zortman |publisher=Montana Historical Society Press| year=2009 |page=2| isbn=9780975919613}}</ref> (In contrast, the Crow name, ''Awaxaawe Báaxxioo'', means "Pointed Mountains [Like Sand Castles].")<ref name=LBHC/> | The range is named after the [[Crow Nation|Absaroka]] Native People.<ref name=gannett/> The name is derived from the [[Hidatsa language|Hidatsa]] name for the [[Crow people]]; it means "children of the large-beaked bird."<ref>{{cite book|title=Montana Place Names: From Alzada To Zortman |publisher=Montana Historical Society Press| year=2009 |page=2| isbn=9780975919613}}</ref> (In contrast, the Crow name, ''Awaxaawe Báaxxioo'', means "Pointed Mountains [Like Sand Castles].")<ref name=LBHC/> | ||
[[John Colter]], who may have been the first white person to visit the area,<ref name="Harris1993"/> probably traveled along the foot of the Absarokas in 1807 during his reconnaissance of the Yellowstone region.<ref>{{cite book |url= | [[John Colter]], who may have been the first white person to visit the area,<ref name="Harris1993"/> probably traveled along the foot of the Absarokas in 1807 during his reconnaissance of the Yellowstone region.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://www.nps.gov/parkhistory/online_books/grte1/index.htm |chapter-url=http://www.nps.gov/parkhistory/online_books/grte1/chap3.htm|title=Colter's Hell and Jackson's Hole |chapter=III. John Colter, The Phantom Explorer—1807-1808 |last=Mattes |first=Merrill J.|year=1962 |publisher= Yellowstone Library and Museum Association & Grand Teton Natural History Association}}</ref> Early explorers also included [[Gustavus Cheyney Doane]] and [[Nathaniel P. Langford]], who climbed the summit of [[Colter Peak]] in 1870.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Langford|first1=Nathaniel Pitt|title=Diary of the Washburn expedition to the Yellowstone and Firehole rivers in the year 1870|date=1905|url=https://archive.org/details/diaryofwashburne00langrich|access-date=28 July 2015}}</ref> | ||
The proposed state of [[Absaroka (proposed state)|Absaroka]] shared the same age with the mountain range.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Jacobs |first=Frank |date=July 23, 2010 |title=Absaroka, a State of Rebellion Against FDR's New Deal |url=https://bigthink.com/strange-maps/301-look-at-the-state-youre-in-absaroka/ |access-date=2022-11-14 |website=Big Think |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Pedersen |first=Nate |title=The State of Absaroka |url=http://www.southdakotamagazine.com/absaroka |access-date=2022-11-06 |website=www.southdakotamagazine.com}}</ref> The [[USS Absaroka (1917)|USS ''Absaroka'']] was named after this mountain range. | The proposed state of [[Absaroka (proposed state)|Absaroka]] shared the same age with the mountain range.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Jacobs |first=Frank |date=July 23, 2010 |title=Absaroka, a State of Rebellion Against FDR's New Deal |url=https://bigthink.com/strange-maps/301-look-at-the-state-youre-in-absaroka/ |access-date=2022-11-14 |website=Big Think |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Pedersen |first=Nate |title=The State of Absaroka |url=http://www.southdakotamagazine.com/absaroka |access-date=2022-11-06 |website=www.southdakotamagazine.com}}</ref> The [[USS Absaroka (1917)|USS ''Absaroka'']] was named after this mountain range. | ||
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===Absaroka Volcanic Province=== | ===Absaroka Volcanic Province=== | ||
[[Igneous rock]]s of the Absaroka Volcanic Province cover an area of approximately {{convert|23000|km2|sqmi ha|abbr=on}} in southwestern [[Montana]] and northwestern [[Wyoming]], including roughly one third of [[Yellowstone National Park]]. These [[extrusive]] rocks were erupted during the [[Eocene]] [[Epoch (geology)|Epoch]] of the [[Paleogene]] [[Period (geology)|Period]]. [[Radiometric dating]] has shown that eruptive activity lasted from about {{ma|53|43.7|million years ago}}. The eroded remnants of many large [[stratovolcano]]es are found in the area. The dissection of these long [[extinct volcano]]es by [[erosion]] allows [[geologist]]s to see volcanic structures that are impossible to see in [[active volcano]]es. Many terms now widely used in [[volcanology]] originated in nineteenth century field studies of these ancient volcanoes.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Hiza|first1=Margaret M.|title=The Geologic History of the Absaroka Volcanic Province|journal=Yellowstone Science|date=Spring 1998|volume=6|issue=2|page=2|url=http://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/upload/YS_6_2_sm.pdf| access-date=28 July 2015}}</ref> | [[Igneous rock]]s of the Absaroka Volcanic Province cover an area of approximately {{convert|23000|km2|sqmi ha|abbr=on}} in southwestern [[Montana]] and northwestern [[Wyoming]], including roughly one third of [[Yellowstone National Park]]. These [[extrusive]] rocks were erupted during the [[Eocene]] [[Epoch (geology)|Epoch]] of the [[Paleogene]] [[Period (geology)|Period]]. [[Radiometric dating]] has shown that eruptive activity lasted from about {{ma|53|43.7|million years ago}}. The eroded remnants of many large [[stratovolcano]]es are found in the area. The dissection of these long [[extinct volcano]]es by [[erosion]] allows [[geologist]]s to see volcanic structures that are impossible to see in [[active volcano]]es. Many terms now widely used in [[volcanology]] originated in nineteenth century field studies of these ancient volcanoes.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Hiza|first1=Margaret M.|title=The Geologic History of the Absaroka Volcanic Province|journal=Yellowstone Science|date=Spring 1998|volume=6|issue=2|page=2|url=http://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/upload/YS_6_2_sm.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160315222255/http://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/upload/YS_6_2_sm.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 15, 2016| access-date=28 July 2015}}</ref> | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
Latest revision as of 22:14, 3 June 2025
Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox mountain The Absaroka Range is a sub-range of the Rocky Mountains in the United States. The range stretches about Template:Cvt across the Montana–Wyoming border, and Template:Cvt at its widest, forming the eastern boundary of Yellowstone National Park along Paradise Valley, and the western side of the Bighorn Basin. The range borders the Beartooth Mountains to the north and the Wind River Range to the south. The northern edge of the range rests along I-90 and Livingston, Montana. The highest peak in the range is Francs Peak, located in Wyoming at Template:Cvt. There are 46 other peaks over Template:Cvt.
Geography
The range is drained by the Yellowstone River and various tributaries, including the Bighorn River.
Most of the range lies within protected lands including Yellowstone Park, the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness, North Absaroka Wilderness, Teton Wilderness, and Washakie Wilderness, spanning the Bridger-Teton National Forest, Custer National Forest, Gallatin National Forest, and Shoshone National Forest.
U.S. Highway 212 from Billings, Montana to Yellowstone climbs over Beartooth Pass Template:Convert in the neighboring Beartooth Mountains before winding through the Absarokas to the northeast gate of Yellowstone National Park. It is only open during the summer. U.S Route 14/16/20 follows the Shoshone River from Cody through the range to the eastern gate of the park.
Climate
History
The range is named after the Absaroka Native People.[1] The name is derived from the Hidatsa name for the Crow people; it means "children of the large-beaked bird."[2] (In contrast, the Crow name, Awaxaawe Báaxxioo, means "Pointed Mountains [Like Sand Castles].")[3]
John Colter, who may have been the first white person to visit the area,[4] probably traveled along the foot of the Absarokas in 1807 during his reconnaissance of the Yellowstone region.[5] Early explorers also included Gustavus Cheyney Doane and Nathaniel P. Langford, who climbed the summit of Colter Peak in 1870.[6]
The proposed state of Absaroka shared the same age with the mountain range.[7][8] The USS Absaroka was named after this mountain range.
Geology
Geologically, the section of the range in Wyoming consists of volcanic breccia, whereas there is a transition to granite and gneiss bedrock further north of the state line.[9]
Absaroka Volcanic Province
Igneous rocks of the Absaroka Volcanic Province cover an area of approximately Template:Convert in southwestern Montana and northwestern Wyoming, including roughly one third of Yellowstone National Park. These extrusive rocks were erupted during the Eocene Epoch of the Paleogene Period. Radiometric dating has shown that eruptive activity lasted from about Template:Ma. The eroded remnants of many large stratovolcanoes are found in the area. The dissection of these long extinct volcanoes by erosion allows geologists to see volcanic structures that are impossible to see in active volcanoes. Many terms now widely used in volcanology originated in nineteenth century field studies of these ancient volcanoes.[10]
Gallery
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Pilot and Index peaks in the Absaroka Mountains
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Western face of Absarokas from Paradise Valley (Montana)
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Northern Absaroka range as seen from Livingston, Montana
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Northwest expanse of Absarokas as viewed from Template:Convert over Livingston, Montana
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The mountains on August 19, 1988, smoky due to the Yellowstone fires of 1988
See also
- List of mountains and mountain ranges of Yellowstone National Park
- List of mountain ranges in Montana
- List of mountain ranges in Wyoming
References
External links
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