Madison Range

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Madison

Madison Range near Hebgen Lake
Highest point
Peak Hilgard Peak
Elevation 11,316 ft (3,449 m)
Coordinates 44°55′00″N 111°27′35″W / 44.91667°N 111.45972°W / 44.91667; -111.45972Coordinates: 44°55′00″N 111°27′35″W / 44.91667°N 111.45972°W / 44.91667; -111.45972
Dimensions
Length 80 mi (130 km)
Width 25 mi (40 km)
Geography
Country United States
State/Province Montana
Parent range Rocky Mountains

The Madison Range is a mountain range located in the Rocky Mountains of Montana and Idaho, U.S.[1] The range was named in honor of future President of the United States, then U.S. Secretary of State James Madison by Meriwether Lewis as the Lewis and Clark Expedition travelled through Montana in 1805. The range extends 80 miles (130 km) from West Yellowstone, Montana to Bozeman, Montana and is flanked by the Madison River on the west and the Gallatin River to the east. The highest point in the range is Hilgard Peak at 11,316 ft (3,449 m), a remote peak that wasn't climbed until 1948.[2]

The Madison Range is the westernmost section of what is collectively referred to as the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Most of the range lies within Beaverhead-Deerlodge and Gallatin National Forests. A small portion of the range has been further protected with the creation of the Lee Metcalf Wilderness. The region has grizzly and black bears and at least one pack of wolves. Most other larger mammal species native to the region continue to exist in the range.

Not far to the south of Hilgard Peak, lies Quake Lake, which was created after the 1959 Yellowstone earthquake, a 7.5 magnitude earthquake, caused a huge landslide which dammed the Madison River.[3]

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Notes

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hilgard Peak
  2. ↑ "Hilgard Peak". Summitpost. Retrieved 2008-09-10. 
  3. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey. "Largest Earthquake in Montana". Historic Earthquakes. Retrieved 2008-09-10. 
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