Southern Absaroka Traverse

[cmartynn]

Hi folks! I recently took a job in Livingston and am looking forward to hunting the southern Absaroka this year. I also got my first unlimited sheep tag for unit 303!

I have already scouted a fair amount but have a few more pack trips planned. In August I plan to traverse across the area starting at bridge creek TH (on the boulder river) and ending at cedar creek TH in the paradise valley.

I was curious if anyone has done the ridge walk between Crow mountain and mount Wallace. Or if anyone is familiar with the area?

It looks like those ridges are walkable but I also know maps and google earth can be misleading. I’m also going to have my dog and wife with me so we aren’t going to be doing any serious scrabbling or climbing. I figure worse case we can just drop down and side slope through the basins.

Any advice from folks who have been in the area would be appreciated!


Thanks!

 

[Straight Arrow]

Hi folks! I recently took a job in Livingston and am looking forward to hunting the southern Absaroka this year. I also got my first unlimited sheep tag for unit 303!

I have already scouted a fair amount but have a few more pack trips planned. In August I plan to traverse across the area starting at bridge creek TH (on the boulder river) and ending at cedar creek TH in the paradise valley.

I was curious if anyone has done the ridge walk between Crow mountain and mount Wallace. Or if anyone is familiar with the area?

It looks like those ridges are walkable but I also know maps and google earth can be misleading. I’m also going to have my dog and wife with me so we aren’t going to be doing any serious scrabbling or climbing. I figure worse case we can just drop down and side slope through the basins.

Any advice from folks who have been in the area would be appreciated!


Thanks!

If you have never set foot in the Absarokas, I recommend a visit and a hike to view the topography firsthand and get realization of the difficulty in extensive "bushwhacking" off-trail across those mountains.

 

[BigHornRam]

Never done the ridge walk you mention, but in the places in the Absarokas I've been, that crumbly volcanic rock is steep and treacherous. Good luck sheep hunting this year, be safe, and have fun.

 

[Drake4]

I’ve done that route a couple of times. Definitely doable. I’ve even done the whole thing in a day. Started at Mill Creek and came out Wallace to Palisades. Wouldn’t recommend that.