Drains the Beartooth Mountains (one of the highest mountain ranges in the U.S.) through the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness to Columbus. The upper river through the Beartooth canyon delivers Class III–IV whitewater in a spectacular alpine gorge; the lower river is a blue-ribbon trout stream in classic Paradise Valley-adjacent scenery. World-class fly fishing for brown and rainbow trout.
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