Beartooth National Forest

Beartooth National Forest was established in Montana on July 1, 1908 by the U.S. Forest Service with 685,293 acres (2,773.28 km2) from part of Yellowstone National Forest and all of Pryor Mountains National Forest. On February 17, 1932 the forest was divided between Absaroka National Forest and Custer National Forest and the name preserved as the Beartooth Ranger District of Custer National Forest.[1][2]

Lake and Glaciers, Date unknown. Source: Forest Service Northern Region

See also

  • List of Forests in Montana

References

  1. "Beartooth Ranger District". Custer National Forest. U.S. Forest Service. 2008-08-24.
  2. Davis, Richard C. (September 29, 2005). "National Forests of the United States" (PDF). The Forest History Society. Archived from the original (pdf) on 2013-02-21. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

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