Windy Pass Cabin
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The cabin sleeps four people with a set of bunk beds with mattresses downstairs and two beds in the loft. A wood-burning stove provides heat. A table with chairs, cookware, and utensils is available. A horse corral and outhouse with vault toilet are located outside. Drinking water, electricity, and firewood are not provided. Guests need to bring their own water supply. Trash bags are needed for packing out garbage, and guests are expected to clean the cabin before leaving. A cookstove is not provided. Visitors should bring items such as bedding, flashlights or lanterns, matches, and extra toilet paper.
Windy Pass Cabin is located near the Gallatin Crest at approximately 8,900 feet in the Gallatin Mountains. A small stream flows just below it. High alpine meadows dotted with evergreens surround the cabin and fill with colorful wildflowers in July. A short walk to the top of the Gallatin Crest offers views of the distant snow-dusted peaks of the Absarokas and the Yellowstone River to the east and the Madison Range to the west. Grizzly bear, gray wolf, mountain lion, deer, elk, moose, bighorn sheep, and the Canada lynx are some of the wildlife that inhabits this area. Birders may
Windy Pass Cabin