Absaroka National Forest

Coordinates: 43°57′40″N 109°20′21″W / 43.96111°N 109.33917°W / 43.96111; -109.33917 (Absaroka Range) [1] Absaroka National Forest was established by the General Land Office in Montana on September 4, 1902, as the Absaroka Forest Reserve with 1,311,600 acres (5,308 km2). On January 29, 1903, it was combined with the Yellowstone Forest Reserve, but it was reinstated as a National Forest under the U.S. Forest Service on July 1, 1908, with 980,400 acres (3,968 km2), including portions of Yellowstone National Forest and all of Crazy Mountain National Forest. On February 17, 1932, part of Beartooth National Forest was added. On July 1, 1945, the entire forest was divided between Lewis and Clark and Gallatin National Forests.[2]

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References

  1. "Absaroka Range". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. Davis, Richard C. (September 29, 2005). "National Forests of the United States" (PDF). The Forest History Society. Archived from the original (pdf) on February 12, 2013.


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