1986 Map of Gardiner

About this map

Gardiner sits at the gateway of high-altitude mountain wilderness in the mid-1980s, serving as a critical junction where the Yellowstone River meets the Gardner River. The landscape is a complex interface of federal land management, split between Yellowstone National Park, Gallatin National Forest, and the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness. Economic history is written into the terrain through various quarries and scattered prospects near Jardine, while an Old Railroad Grade traces the river corridor, marking the path of former transportation infrastructure.