West Yellowstone (pop. 1,200) came to be with the arrival of the Oregon Shortline Railroad at the west boundary of Yellowstone National Park. The track was completed in 1907 and by the summer of 1908, merchants were set up nearby. The town's major industry is tourism.
Visitors to the Grizzly Discovery Center can view grizzly bears and gray wolves in a natural habitat with exhibits that illustrate the biology, behavior, history and population decline of grizzlies and wolves. Watch the bears forage for food, play in their ponds, and with each other. Early morning and evening visitors may witness active wolf packs howling.
Address: Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center, 201 South Canyon Street, West Yellowstone, MT 59758, United States
Phone: 1 (406) 646-7001, Fax: 1 (406) 646-7004
In 1959, one of the most severe earthquakes recorded in North America shook the area around West Yellowstone. The quake measured 7.5 on the Richter scale and it created giant tidal waves that crashed over the Hebgen Dam. The area was set aside to preserve the effects of the earthquake on the geology and man-made structures. Photos of the area just after the earthquake and a seismograph are a few of the items on display.
Rainbow over Madison River, Montana.
Address: Madison River Canyon Earthquake Area, US Highway 191, Box 520, West Yellowstone, MT 59758, United States
Phone: 1 (406) 646-7369, Fax: 1 (406) 646-9632
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Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center, West Yellowstone
Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center, West Yellowstone
Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center, West Yellowstone
Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center, West Yellowstone
Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center, West Yellowstone
Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center, West Yellowstone
Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center, West Yellowstone
