Tag Archives: Southwestern Montana

Nature Views: Pronghorn Antelope In Montana (CBS)

“Sunday Morning” takes us among pronghorn antelope at play near Virginia City in Montana. Videographer: Brad Markel.

The pronghorn is a species of artiodactyl (even-toed, hoofed) mammal indigenous to interior western and central North America. Though not a true antelope, it is known colloquially in North America as the American antelopeprong buckpronghorn antelopeprairie antelope, or simply antelope because it closely resembles the antelopes of the Old World and fills a similar ecological niche due to parallel evolution. It is the only surviving member of the  family Antilocapridae.

Off-Trail Hiking: ‘Absaroka Beartooth Wilderness’, Southwestern Montana

These are some of the highlights from a 5 day off trail backpacking traverse in Montana’s Absaroka Beartooth Wilderness, which sits directly north of Yellowstone National Park.

Video timeline: 00:00​ intro 00:49​ start of hike 01:58​ Mount Wallace 04:46​ dropping down to Hellroaring Creek 06:30​ wolverine 08:10​ Crow Mountain 09:17​ Bridge Lake 12:15​ The Crux of the route 14:22​ The Pyramid

Absaroka–Beartooth Wilderness was created from existing National Forest lands in 1978 and is located in Montana and Wyoming, United States. The wilderness is partly in Gallatin, Custer and Shoshone National Forests and is composed of 944,000 acres.