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Yellowstone National Park Gardiner to Livingston, MT 52mi 84km Gardiner to Bozeman, MT 84mi O 135km l d S t i l Y l e w l a l t o e w CUSTER - GALLATIN NATIONAL FOREST r G West Yellowstone s A t to Bozeman, MT o n 90mi B 145km A e ABSAROKA - BEARTOOTH WILDERNESS R T i S v West Yellowstone r k e to Big Sky, MT a L e r i A 48mi l e CUSTER - GALLATIN r 77km Jardine C R L g k n O NATIONAL FOREST no e i A 89 r G water e a a r U l C o Beartooth Highway l r A K a l l closed from mid- ti T r E n a e T October to late May H A e k Gardiner R B A i e I v L e e Colter Pass r r P 8048ft C N Roosevelt Arch Cooke 2453m North Entrance O n City e 5314ft Road between Gardiner and L im c Sportsman 1620m A Silver e Electric Peak Cooke City is open all year p F Road between Gardiner and S Lake 10969ft Hellroaring k y F e Cooke City is open all year Gate 3343m a 5mi Mountain e U w r - 8km C 8363 ft B e MONTANA n 2549 m o sto llow ne k e Mammoth Hot Springs Y e Northeast Entrance LEE k WYOMING e k r r 7365ft e e C e h C e 2245m METCALF r Mount Everts r g C Albright Visitor Center r e u 7841 ft e e Forces of the C o l WILDERNESS l n D See 2390 m S b a Mammoth Hot Springs Terraces Northern Range l F b i detail R G Park Headquarters a e Abiathar t i Barronette P a o 212 above k v McBride r l Peak d c Phantom e Peak R Blacktail a a r Lake l n Lake f 10404ft 10928ft e Pond B f 18mi 3331m R r Undine B u 3171m Little Quadrant l Road closed from a 29km B A c Northeast Entrance Falls A k Mountain early November t one-wa Bunsen a y Slough Creek to Red Lodge, MT 9885ft to mid-April il Peak Wraith Pla 69mi 3013m R tea N 111km i E 8564 ft N v Falls u Floating NORTH L Golden D 191 e 2610 m BLACKTAIL DEER Island Tower-Roosevelt r O Gate r r i 6270ft G H e Lake ABSAROKA PLATEAU v v e 1911m G i S R Pebble Creek R E WILDERNESS Yellowstone E Swan N r Petrified Tree L Forever e a D Lake m k E Quadrant n Institute e R a d r e The CUSTER- A Mountain r Tower Fall r G a Trout Lake C Thunderer 9944ft R Druid Peak G 132ft i 10554ft 31mi 3031m Roosevelt Lodge v 9583ft e ek 40m S e 2921m tt 3217m 50km Pan Cre P r ther Sheepeater Cliff E u Tower B Prospect Peak C Cache Mountain GALLATIN Indian Creek Fall a 9525ft I d 9596ft M L 29mi o 2903m S 2925m Antler E A 47km k W Mount e k N SHOSHONE Peak e M e e P I Norris r r L 10023ft A A A C L C 9936ft O W k NATIONAL 3055m R e n R K W R e t 3028m 21 mi L r e C V a I e l n A a 34 km o h i v D A d k a p L c NATIONAL a n e S e I G e 19mi L C r er E w C C E FOREST C H To 31km E Y k r r r e e e N Dome Mountain e e ek B e r k 9894ft Chittenden v O C U Road between Tower Fall i 3016m T FOREST r Road S West Yellowstone, MT to e R and Canyon Village is closed R g t Beaver Earthquake Lake n Obsidian Cliff mid-October to late May W i in N l Lake 7383ft Visitor Center y Mount Holmes O W a 28mi 2250m L r 10336ft L 45km G 3150m R Grizzly E A Lake Y Mount Washburn N 10243ft k G k 3122m E M Hebgen e e E 287 e e MONTANA WYOMING r H I Lake r R C C T Dunraven Pass R Roaring Mountain t Observation Peak 8859ft F O G ss h e nei Twin 9397ft n O g 2700m R i Lakes o 2864m a t N r Museum of the s t w O P S Grebe Cascade Y Nymph National Park Ranger Washburn o 191 ll N L Lake Lake Lake Hot Springs e A Y CA Miller Creek Wolf T Norris Lake Overlook D 287 N E 7526ft 2311m See detail above A A on er R He b Riv G U bge M Museum and ib n L A G ake Information Station Ice D A I S Lake P Canyon Village P O NORRIS GEYSER BASIN R Parker Peak N Steamboat Geyser O Wapiti Lake 10203ft Visitor Education Center X 3110m 12mi Lower Falls I Upper Falls M V Virginia 19km Canyon and falls visible only from A Saddle A k overlooks along the canyon rims T Mountain L Cascade e E L e a 10670ft L Cr E Artists C m 3252m West Yellowstone, MT Y er A a tt r to Ashton, ID Monument Paintpots L O llo D e w 60mi Geyser Basin Y E 97km s West R West Beryl Spring t A o Yellowstone iver 20 14 mi ek R Entrance e n Cr Pollux Peak Two 23 km B 6667ft e 11067ft Ribbons m O 2032m u 16mi 3373m l U 14mi A Castor Peak White 26km R N 23km 10854ft i Lake D Gibbon Falls v 33081m bon 84ft e A Road closed from ib r R Madiso G River 26m Pelican n Y West Yellowstone Visitor early November Rive YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK r Cone to mid-April Information Center Madison H A 9643ft Mount Haynes National Park 6806ft 2074m U Y D E Sulphur Caldron 2939m N V A L L E Y 8235ft Mountain Information Station A 2510m 7500ft E 2286m Mud Volcano LeHardys F T i Rapids River r A e Firehole Falls e on h L h o Mary os P h Firehole Canyon Drive le Lake Pyramid Peak S k R e 10497ft k Fishing Bridge e r r Fo L C 3199m Y reek n E th C A L r rce Museum and a L o Pe ic R l A N ez e V Visitor Center N T See detail above P Fountain Flat Drive N N A Fishing Bridge RV Park LIC E Lake Village PE Hard-sided camping units only C NORTH ABSAROKA WILDERNESS k e LOWER GEYSER BASIN e Indian r Fountain Paint Pot Pond C Bridge Bay Turbid Lake Beach ay y ry B r Firehole Lake Drive Ma i Lake a F Great Fountain Geyser M Fairy Goose Steamboat Lake Lake Butte O Falls Natural Point N e Bay Overlook I Bridge Stevenson Sedg 8348ft D T MIDWAY GEYSER BASIN Island East Entrance A A Grand Prismatic Spring Gull 2544m Cody Peak 6951ft N 2119m H M Point 10267ft A 16 mi O Drive Avalanche Peak 3129m Biscuit Basin 26 km 27mi 10566ft 43km A E 3221m NTINENTAL DIVID irehole CO Hard-sided F River YELLOWSTONE camping Hard-sided D e Mallard Sylvan 20 tl Mystic UPPER GEYSER Eleanor Sylvan Pass units only camping it Lake LAKE Lake Lake L Falls BASIN 8530ft units only I De Lacy Road closed from Surface elevation 2600m See detail above Lakes k 21mi Grizzly Peak early November Black Sand Basin e 7733ft 2357m S e 9948ft to early May 14 Old Faithful Geyser r 34km C Maximum depth 3032m 16 O 410ft 131m 8391ft Dot WEST Kepler Top Notch Peak East Entrance 2558m Isa Island Cascades 10238ft to Cody, WY N Lake THUMB 53mi Scaup Craig Pass 3121m 85km Visitor Education Center Lake 8262ft 17mi 2518m See detail above Reservation Peak 27km y 10629ft Old Faithful c Mount Doane Mount a Frank 3240m L Lone Star West Thumb Island 10656ft Langford e 3248m Summit Geyser D Information Station 10774ft P Lake 3284m r WEST THUMB GEYSER BASIN Mount L e Delusion A iv R Stevenson Lake A S 10352ft O B e T 3155m l H T o U h E SHOSHONE NATIONAL FOREST T e E K P S r A H E i L R F Visitor Center O E rm A A M A WASHAKIE WILDERNESS Riddle tain A oun O E M S U N Lake Grant Village Flat N T O T H L 7988ft R e S O S w CO 2435m R O NT O Mount Schurz H A i Y S s IN O 11139ft E U N R R T 3395m A T i M v L H e CARIBOU- K Buffalo r D Lake A I B V A Eagle Pass ou P I A n P D R 9628ft d R E a M Eagle Peak 2935m r O y TARGHEE X 11358ft Y I M LEWIS e 3462m l A l o Highest point T E LAKE w Table in the park C Colter s Mountain A t Peak NATIONAL C L 11063ft r D Lewis Lake o 10683ft e E R 3372m e A n 3256m k T B S k e O IN U TA e W C N D UN H e O r A R M E C Trail Y A Lewis Falls D A O Turret r E R FOREST R Lake e 29ft T Mount S Mountain v 9m i Sheridan e C s 10995ft R O 10308ft u R 3351m Dunanda Falls A PITCHSTONE PLATEAU LA o 3142m KE C 110ft r i D 22mi Overlook C v G E 36m h i e E Ouzel Falls Mountain p 35km m A 235ft 9321ft r r u N n Creek 72m 2841m Colonnade Falls e ain k ount 100ft v M r i C r P le 30m R e h e L c k BRIDGER- TETON e Ranger A s B Lake i T w E T e A C H NATIONAL FOREST L S O n U E R a N k e T TETON WILDERNESS E Union Falls R R 260ft I IDAHO D 79m R E i WYOMING v N Road closed from e T R early November r Beula to mid-May A Bechler Lake Mount Hancock N Moose 10214ft Cave Falls Hering Falls Lake South Entrance 3113m G 35 ft 6886ft 11 m 2099m E WINEGAR ad G r o Grassy Lake r R a e Bridger Thorofa HOLE h Reservoir re nc s v Lake Cr Road closed a s i e WILDERNESS R y ek in winter Lak R g e g a Lake of l Visiting Yellowstone National Park e Flagg Ranch Information Station F the Woods Bechler to Ashton, ID k - Ro 26mi a a Road construction is underway on park roadways.
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