The Gallatin River is a tributary of the Missouri River, approximately 120 mi (193 km long), in the U.S. states of Wyoming and Montana. It is one of three rivers, along with the Jefferson and Madison, that converge near Three Forks, Montana, to form the Missouri.Make Gallatin River part of your personalized Bozeman itinerary using our Bozeman day trip app.
It rises in the northwest corner of Yellowstone National Park, in northwestern Wyoming, in the Gallatin Range of the Rocky Mountains. It flows northwest through Gallatin National Forest, past Big Sky, Montana, and joins the Jefferson and Madison approximately 30 mi (48 km) northwest of Bozeman. U.S. Highway 191 follows the river from the Wyoming border to just outside Bozeman.
The river was named in July 1805 by Meriwether Lewis at Three Forks. The eastern fork of the three, it was named for Albert Gallatin, the U.S. Treasury Secretary from 1801–14. The western fork was named for President Thomas Jefferson and the central fork for Secretary of State James Madison.
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I was staying in Big Sky Montana and we went to Yellowstone for part of several days. The last few days it snowed and for someone who lives in a place where it never rains and snows it is Beautiful...
I was staying in Big Sky Montana and we went to Yellowstone for part of several days. The last few days it snowed and for someone who lives in a place where it never rains and snows it is Beautiful... more »
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I couldn't capture the beauty in a picture. Such an amazing area! Would definitely return! Hopefully with more time to drink in the beauty of the area and see more wildlife!
I couldn't capture the beauty in a picture. Such an amazing area! Would definitely return! Hopefully with more time to drink in the beauty of the area and see more wildlife! more »
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It’s beautiful just to see but my husband loves to fish it as well.
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This river is beautiful, it is wide and very clean. We drove along this River while driving through Gallatin National Forest. There were a lot of fly fishers and some tourists rafting. The water is pretty cold, but very refreshing.
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