Dugan Lake in the Beartooth Mountains of Montana (Photo courtesy of Bill Schneider). In the late 1970s and early 1980s, I was a young, hard-driving member of the Montana Wilderness Association Council ...

“In 2024, the region saw a noticeable uptick in grizzly bear sightings, namely females with young, which led to a predictable increase in conflicts/complaints in 2025 with dispersing young,” the ...

Away from Montana's busiest parks, a remote mountain range boasts quiet trails, sweeping scenery, and one of the state's most ...

The crews committed to finding a Montana State University-Bozeman student who went missing in the Beartooth Mountains over the weekend expanded Wednesday to include agencies from Montana, Wyoming and ...

Gusts between 50–70 mph continue over the western foothills Wednesday, while breezy, mild, and dry conditions elevate grass ...

Brett French Lee Newspapers Aug 21, 2025 Aug 21, 2025 Nineteen years after he took one of his sons on an ill-fated backpacking attempt to reach Elk Lake in the Beartooth Mountains, Brian Hildreth ...

Maps reveal so much — and still keep their secrets. Quinnebaugh. Wounded Man. Sioux Charley. They are place names on maps of the Beartooth Mountains, but where did they come from? What’s the history ...

BILLINGS – The 2007 discovery of a 10,300-year-old atlatl dart found near an ice patch atop the Beartooth Mountains would eventually launch Lisa Baril on a trip across the world. “I was just amazed ...

WINTER STORM WARNING until Midnight Tuesday Night for the Beartooth/Absaroka Mountains. Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations between 8 and 15 inches. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORYuntil 9 AM Tuesday ...

BILLINGS – For more than 5,000 years, a stand of whitebark pine trees in the Beartooth Mountains were preserved in an ice patch. During an ancient warm period, the trees had grown at an elevation ...

The body of missing Twin Cities hiker Dylan Honnoll was recovered by a helicopter crew Wednesday in the Beartooth Mountains of south-central Montana, a day after ground search crews found it fully ...

The 73-year-old hiker vanished in the Beartooth Mountains, deputies say. Photo by A.M. Albaugh via Unsplash A 73-year-old hiker was rescued after vanishing in the Montana mountains for two days, ...