Bears Tooth, Absaroka–Beartooth Wilderness

Name: Bears Tooth
Address: Absaroka–Beartooth Wilderness, United States

#41 among attractions in Absaroka–Beartooth Wilderness

Natural attraction, Mountain

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Bears Tooth is a mountain spire in the Beartooth Mountains in the U.S. state of Montana. The peak is in the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness in Custer National Forest, and is adjacent to Beartooth Mountain. Bears Tooth is the namesake for numerous other points in the region and the Beartooth Mountains themselves. Known by the Native American Crow as "Na Piet Say", translated as bears tooth, the spire can be seen from the Beartooth Highway. ()

Elevation: 11920 ftProminence: 315 ftCoordinates: 45°3'46"N, 109°33'43"W

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Absaroka–Beartooth Wilderness United States

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Bears Tooth – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mount Rearguard, Whitetail Peak, Castle Rock Glacier, Sundance Glacier.

2 miSE
Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Rearguard, Absaroka–Beartooth Wilderness
52 min walk • Mount Rearguard is in the Beartooth Mountains in the U.S. state of Montana. The peak is one of the tallest in the Beartooth Mountains and is in the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness in Custer National Forest.
2.2 miNW
Natural attraction, Mountain
Whitetail Peak, Absaroka–Beartooth Wilderness
57 min walk • Whitetail Peak is in the Beartooth Mountains in the U.S. state of Montana. The peak is one of the tallest in the Beartooth Mountains, the fifth-tallest in Montana, and is located in the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness of Custer National Forest.
5 miNW
Natural attraction, Natural feature
Castle Rock Glacier, Absaroka–Beartooth Wilderness
128 min walk • Castle Rock Glacier is in the U.S. state of Montana. The glacier is situated south of Castle Rock Mountain in the Beartooth Mountains. The glacier terminus is a proglacial lake and the glacier extends from 11,700 to 11,000 ft.
4.9 miNW
Natural attraction, Natural feature
Sundance Glacier, Absaroka–Beartooth Wilderness
125 min walk • Sundance Glacier is in the U.S. state of Montana. The glacier is situated in the Beartooth Mountains at an elevation of 10,600 feet above sea level and is immediately northeast of Castle Rock Mountain.
2.7 miNW
Natural attraction, Natural feature
Hopper Glacier, Absaroka–Beartooth Wilderness
69 min walk • Hopper Glacier is located in the US state of Montana. The glacier is situated east of Sky Pilot Mountain in the Beartooth Mountains at an elevation of 11,000 feet above sea level.
5.1 miNW
Natural attraction, Mountain
Castle Rock Mountain, Absaroka–Beartooth Wilderness
131 min walk • Castle Rock Mountain is in the Beartooth Mountains in the U.S. state of Montana. The peak is one of the tallest in the Beatooth Mountains, the tenth-tallest in Montana and is in the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness, on the border of Custer and Gallatin national forests.
~1710 ftSW
Natural attraction, Mountain
Beartooth Mountain, Absaroka–Beartooth Wilderness
9 min walk • Beartooth Mountain is in the Beartooth Mountains in the U.S. state of Montana. The peak is one of the tallest in the Beartooth Mountains, the 11th tallest in Montana and is in the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness in Custer National Forest.
4.1 miN
Natural attraction, Mountain
Silver Run Peak, Absaroka–Beartooth Wilderness
105 min walk • Silver Run Peak is in the Beartooth Mountains in the U.S. state of Montana. The peak is one of the tallest in the Beartooth Mountains, the six tallest in Montana, and is located in the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness of Custer National Forest.
5.2 miNW
Natural attraction, Mountain
Bowback Mountain, Absaroka–Beartooth Wilderness
134 min walk • Bowback Mountain is in the Beartooth Mountains in the U.S. state of Montana. The peak is one of the tallest in the Beatooth Mountains, the 11th tallest in Montana and is in the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness in Custer National Forest.
1.7 miS
Natural attraction, Mountain
Spirit Mountain, Absaroka–Beartooth Wilderness
43 min walk • Spirit Mountain is in the Beartooth Mountains in the U.S. state of Montana. The peak is one of the tallest in the Beartooth Mountains and is in the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness, in Custer National Forest.
4.1 miNW
Natural attraction, Mountain
Castle Mountain, Absaroka–Beartooth Wilderness
106 min walk • Castle Mountain is in the Beartooth Mountains in the U.S. state of Montana, about 15 miles east-northeast of Cooke City. It is located in the Gallatin National Forest and Custer National Forest, just outside the northern boundary of Yellowstone National Park in the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness.

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Which popular attractions are close to Bears Tooth?

Nearby attractions include Beartooth Glacier, Absaroka–Beartooth Wilderness (6 min walk), Beartooth Mountain, Absaroka–Beartooth Wilderness (9 min walk).