Gallatin National Forest, Absaroka–Beartooth Wilderness

Founded in 1899, Gallatin National Forest is located in south central Montana, United States. The forest comprises 1,819,515 acres and has portions of both the Absaroka-Beartooth and Lee Metcalf Wilderness areas within its boundaries. Gallatin National Forest borders Yellowstone National Park on the north and northwest and is part of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, a region which encompasses almost 20,000,000 acres. The forest is named after Albert Gallatin, a U.S. Secretary of the Treasury and scholar of Native American languages and cultures. ()