The Gallatin Range, marked in red, runs from Yellowstone National Park northward to Bozeman. It is the only major mountain range flanking Yellowstone without significant wilderness protection. The range is coming under increasing human pressure not only from Bozeman but Big Sky where displacement of wildlife between Lone Mountain in the Madison Range and US Highway 191, located at the foot of the Gallatins, has been dramatic. See top aerial photo of Big Sky taken by photographer Chris Boyer of Kestrel Aerial (kestrelaerial.com) which shows the human footprint and habitat fragmentation that has already occurred. Big Sky is a major staging area for recreation in the Gallatins.
The Gallatin Range, marked in red, runs from Yellowstone National Park northward to Bozeman. It is the only major mountain range flanking Yellowstone without significant wilderness protection. The range is coming under increasing human pressure not only from Bozeman but Big Sky where displacement of wildlife between Lone Mountain in the Madison Range and US Highway 191, located at the foot of the Gallatins, has been dramatic. See top aerial photo of Big Sky taken by photographer Chris Boyer of Kestrel Aerial (kestrelaerial.com) which shows the human footprint and habitat fragmentation that has already occurred. Big Sky is a major staging area for recreation in the Gallatins.