Boulder River (Sweet Grass County, Montana)
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The Boulder River is a tributary of the Yellowstone River, approximately 60 mi (96 km) long, in south central Montana in the United States. It is one of two rivers named the Boulder River in Montana.
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Boulder River | |
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Location | |
Country | Park and Sweet Grass County, Montana |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• coordinates | 45°10′25″N 110°13′31″W[1] |
Mouth | |
• coordinates | 45°51′10″N 109°55′25″W[1] |
• elevation | 4,003 feet (1,220 m)[1] |
Basin features | |
River system | Yellowstone River |
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It rises in the Gallatin National Forest in the Absaroka Range in southern Park County. It flows north through mountainous canyons, a cataract under a natural bridge, and northwest in a widening valley past McLeod. It joins the Yellowstone at Big Timber. The landscape of the Boulder River and river valley has merited the filming of two movies: A River Runs Through It and The Horse Whisperer.[2]