# Madison Range
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{{Short description|Mountain range located in the Rocky Mountains of Montana and Idaho, U.S.}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Madison
| image = Gallatin National Forest.jpg
| image_caption = Madison Range near Hebgen Lake
| country = United States
| region = Montana / Idaho
| parent = Rocky Mountains
| length_mi = 80
| width_mi = 25
| highest = [Hilgard Peak](/source/Hilgard_Peak%2C_Montana)
| elevation_ft = 11316
| coordinates = {{coord|44|55|00|N|111|27|35|W|region:US|display=inline,title}}
| map = United States
}}
The '''Madison Range''' is a [mountain range](/source/mountain_range) located in the [Rocky Mountains](/source/Rocky_Mountains) of [Montana](/source/Montana) and [Idaho](/source/Idaho), in the United States.[{{GNIS|id=784889|name=Hilgard Peak}}] The range was named for President [James Madison](/source/James_Madison), then the [United States Secretary of State](/source/United_States_Secretary_of_State), by [Meriwether Lewis](/source/Meriwether_Lewis) as the [Lewis and Clark Expedition](/source/Lewis_and_Clark_Expedition) [travelled through Montana in 1805](/source/Timeline_of_the_Lewis_and_Clark_Expedition). The range extends {{convert|80|mi|km}} from [West Yellowstone, Montana](/source/West_Yellowstone%2C_Montana) to [Bozeman, Montana](/source/Bozeman%2C_Montana) and is flanked by the [Madison River](/source/Madison_River) on the west and the [Gallatin River](/source/Gallatin_River) to the east. The highest point in the range is [Hilgard Peak](/source/Hilgard_Peak) at {{convert|11316|ft|m|abbr=on}}, a remote peak that wasn't climbed until 1948.[{{cite web| last = | first = | authorlink = | vauthors = | title = Hilgard Peak| work = | publisher = Summitpost| date = | url = http://www.summitpost.org/mountain/rock/154202/hilgard-peak.html| doi = | accessdate = 2008-09-10}}]
The Madison Range is the westernmost section of the [Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem](/source/Greater_Yellowstone_Ecosystem). Most of the range lies within [Beaverhead–Deerlodge](/source/Beaverhead%E2%80%93Deerlodge_National_Forest) and [Gallatin National Forest](/source/Gallatin_National_Forest)s, with a small portion of the range later being protected with the creation of the [Lee Metcalf Wilderness](/source/Lee_Metcalf_Wilderness). The region has [grizzly](/source/grizzly_bear) and [black bear](/source/American_black_bear)s and at least one pack of [wolves](/source/Wolf). Most other larger mammal species native to the region continue to exist in the range.
[Quake Lake](/source/Quake_Lake) lies not far to the south of Hilgard Peak. The lake was created by a landslide which dammed the Madison River at the time of the M7.5 [1959 Hebgen Lake earthquake](/source/1959_Hebgen_Lake_earthquake).[{{cite web|last=U.S. Geological Survey |url=https://earthquake.usgs.gov/regional/states/events/1959_08_18.php |title=Largest Earthquake in Montana |work=Historic Earthquakes |accessdate=2008-09-10 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070608215433/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/regional/states/events/1959_08_18.php |archivedate=2007-06-08 }}]
==Climate==
Yellow Mule is a [Remote Automated Weather Station](/source/Remote_Automated_Weather_Station) on Buck Ridge, located 7.5 miles (12.1 km) north of [Big Sky Meadow Village](/source/Big_Sky%2C_Montana).[ {{cite web|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/timeseries?site=YLWM8 |publisher = NOAA |title = Yellow Mule |access-date = December 3, 2023}} ][ {{cite web|url = http://www.fs.usda.gov/r01/custergallatin/recreation |publisher = USDA Forest Service |title = Yellow Mule Cabin |access-date = December 3, 2023}} ] Yellow Mule has a [subalpine climate](/source/subarctic_climate) ([Köppen](/source/K%C3%B6ppen_climate_classification) ''Dfc'').
{{Weather box
|location = Yellow Mule (RAWS), Montana, elevation {{convert|9200|ft|m|-2|disp=or|sp=us}}, 2002–2020 normals
|single line = Yes
|Jan high F = 22.1
|Feb high F = 21.3
|Mar high F = 28.1
|Apr high F = 34.8
|May high F = 44.6
|Jun high F = 54.3
|Jul high F = 65.2
|Aug high F = 62.7
|Sep high F = 53.6
|Oct high F = 39.0
|Nov high F = 27.5
|Dec high F = 19.7
|year high F =
|Jan mean F = 16.4
|Feb mean F = 14.9
|Mar mean F = 21.1
|Apr mean F = 26.6
|May mean F = 36.5
|Jun mean F = 46.1
|Jul mean F = 56.1
|Aug mean F = 53.6
|Sep mean F = 45.5
|Oct mean F = 32.0
|Nov mean F = 21.5
|Dec mean F = 14.0
|year mean F =
|Jan low F = 10.6
|Feb low F = 8.6
|Mar low F = 14.1
|Apr low F = 18.4
|May low F = 28.5
|Jun low F = 37.8
|Jul low F = 46.9
|Aug low F = 44.5
|Sep low F = 37.3
|Oct low F = 25.0
|Nov low F = 15.5
|Dec low F = 8.2
|year low F =
|source 1 = XMACIS2[
{{cite web
|url = https://xmacis.rcc-acis.org/
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = xmACIS2
|access-date = December 3, 2023
}}
]
}}
==Gallery==
{{wide image|Western Face of Madison Range.jpg|1000px|Western face of Madison Range from just west of [Ennis, Montana](/source/Ennis%2C_Montana)}}
{{wide image|Southwest Face Madison Range from Madison Valley.jpg|1000px|Southwest Face of Madison Range from across Madison Valley on the Cliff-Wade Lakes road, May 29, 2017}}
==See also==
* [List of mountain ranges in Montana](/source/List_of_mountain_ranges_in_Montana)
==Notes==
{{Reflist}}
{{Montana}}
{{Idaho}}
{{Authority control}}
Category:Mountain ranges of Montana
Category:Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem
Category:Landforms of Madison County, Montana
Category:Gallatin National Forest
Category:Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest
Category:Mountain ranges of Idaho
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