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Mount Cowen is the largest peak near the valley, at 11,212 feet (3,417 m) in elevation. It is located in the southern portion of the valley on the eastern side of the river within the Absaroka mountain range. The valley is winter range for elk, specifically The Paradise Valley Herd and The Northern Herd. [2]
Paradise (Salish: čɫl̓q̓ʷe [3]) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sanders County, Montana, United States. The population was 166 at the 2020 census. The community began in 1883, when the Northern Pacific Railroad chose the site as a division point. It was also the place where railroaders would change their watches from Mountain to ...
Emigrant Peak el. 10,926 feet (3,330 m) is a prominent mountain peak on the western edge of the Absaroka Range near Emigrant, Montana. [3] The peak is flanked by Emigrant Gulch on the north and Sixmile Creek on the south with the Gallatin National Forest and lies just outside the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness.
The Absaroka Range is a sub-range of the Rocky Mountains in the United States.The range stretches about 150 mi (240 km) across the Montana–Wyoming border, and 75 mi (120 km) at its widest, forming the eastern boundary of Yellowstone National Park along Paradise Valley, and the western side of the Bighorn Basin.
In 1870, when placer mining in Montana was starting to decline, Story and his ranch in the Paradise Valley had become the leading cattleman in the northern plains. [6] [10] Some credit Story with naming the now famous Paradise Valley for its grand scenery and abundant wildlife. [11]
Mummy Mountain is a mountain situated in Paradise Valley, Arizona, United States. The slopes of the mountain incorporate primarily suburban residential development while the upper summit areas are conservation sites. [3] Camelback Inn has been located on the southern slope since 1936.
Paradise Valley (Montana), a river valley in Park County, Montana; Paradise Valley, Arizona, a town and suburb of Phoenix, Arizona; Paradise Valley, Detroit, a neighborhood in Detroit, Michigan; Paradise Valley, Nevada, a census-designated place in Humboldt County, Nevada
Pray is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Park County, Montana, United States, in the Paradise Valley. The town was founded in 1907 by Valentine Eggar, an entrepreneur. [3] He named it after Congressman Charles Nelson Pray. [4] Its population was 681 as of the 2010 census. [5]