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The Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE) is one of the last remaining large, nearly intact ecosystems in the northern temperate zone of the Earth. [1] It is located within the northern Rocky Mountains , in areas of northwestern Wyoming , southwestern Montana , and eastern Idaho , and is about 22 million acres (89,000 km 2 ). [ 2 ]
The Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem is a uniquely large contiguous ecosystem of the northern Rocky Mountains, within areas of Montana, Wyoming, and Idaho in the northwestern United States. It includes the Yellowstone Caldera region, and is protected within 2 U.S. National Parks, 5 U.S. National Forests, and 10 Wilderness Areas.
Yellowstone National Park in the northwest United States is home to a large variety of mammals, birds, fish, reptiles and amphibians, many of which migrate within the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. These animals are a major park attraction. [1]
Yellowstone National Park is the centerpiece of the 20 million acres (80,940 km 2; 31,250 sq mi) Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, a region that includes Grand Teton National Park, adjacent National Forests and expansive wilderness areas in those forests.
The range is an integral part of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem and has grizzly bears, wolves and other threatened and endangered species also found in Yellowstone National Park. Gallatin Petrified Forest
The mountains are just northeast of Yellowstone National Park [1] and are part of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. The mountains are traversed by road via the Beartooth Highway (U.S. 212) with the highest elevation at Beartooth Pass 10,947 ft (3,337 m)). The name of the mountain range has been attributed by the U.S. Forest Service to a rugged ...
Most Yellowstone visitors come to see the wildlife and vast, picturesque expanses of land. It became the world’s first national park when President Ulysses Grant signed it into existence in 1872.
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.