Section

Places

Parks, peaks and the towns beneath them.

A short drive from downtown, the Bridgers deliver ridgeline hikes, ski laps and raptor migrations.

Switchbacks climb to nearly 11,000 feet on the route linking Red Lodge to Yellowstone's edge.

Coal-camp roots and a lively main street make Red Lodge a favorite basecamp for the high country.

A gritty, artistic railroad town at the bend of the Yellowstone has long drawn writers and anglers.

The commercial hub of northwest Montana anchors a valley squeezed between lake, forest and mountains.

Copper built Butte into an industrial giant, and its headframes still stand watch over the uptown grid.