Absaroka National Forest

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.