Madison Range

Madison
Range
Madison Range near Hebgen Lake
Country	United States
Region	Montana
Part of	Rocky Mountains
Highest point	Hilgard Peak
- elevation	11,316 ft (3,449 m)
- coordinates	44°55′00″N 111°27′35″W / 44.9166667°N 111.45972°W / 44.9166667; -111.45972
Length	80 mi (129 km)
Width	25 mi (40 km)

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]

See also

• List of mountain ranges in Montana

Notes

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