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Jardine, MontanaPhoto: William W. Dunmire, National Park Service · Public domain
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Outdoors in Jardine

More than half of Jardine’s land is conserved: 91%

91% of Jardine’s land is conserved, about 8,558 acres. 39 acres are parks and preserves, 909 per 1,000 residents. 28 miles of mapped trail cross Jardine, 1.9 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
91%
8,558 acres · of 14.8 sq mi of land
Trails
28 mi
1.9 per sq mi of land
Park land
39 ac
909 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
9,275 ft
Palmer Mountain
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Who protects it

8,558 conserved acres

91% of Jardine’s land. Who manages Jardine’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Forest Service7,955 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits550 ac
National Park Service62 ac
National Forest · 7,955 acUnknown Easement · 550 acNational Park · 62 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 541 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Gallatin National Forest
National Forest
U.S. Forest Service7,955Open
Yellowstone National Park
National Park
National Park Service62Open
Things to do

9 places to go in Jardine

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Peaks in Jardine
Palmer Mountain9,275 ft elevation
Directions
Crevice Mountain8,829 ft elevation
Directions
Oregon Mountain8,793 ft elevation
Directions
Bald Mountain8,533 ft elevation
Directions
Buffalo Mountain7,697 ft elevation
Directions
Mineral Hill7,566 ft elevation
Directions
Hanlon Hill7,244 ft elevation
Directions

Plus 2 peaks without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.

Trails & water

7 named trails

Named trails
Open to bikes · 1.0 miHorses · 1.6 miUnpaved · 15.7 mi
Pine Creek Trail3.1 mi
Palmer Creek Trail2.4 mi
Low Specimen Trail2.0 mi
Crevice Creek Trail1.8 mi
Main Bear Creek Trail1.0 mi
Crevice Station Top Trail0.8 mi
Yellowstone River Trail (NPS)0.6 mi
When to get out

The best walking months in Jardine: June to September

NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.110.311.813.414.815.615.314.112.510.99.58.8
High (°F)273039455464747363473425
Rain (in)2.72.82.42.93.12.91.51.51.92.52.73.1

July is the driest month (1.5 in) and the warmest (highs of 74 °F). 3.1 inches fall in December, the wettest month. The climate in Jardine →

Questions about parks and trails in Jardine

Is there public land near Jardine?

40,411 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Jardine or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2,814 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Jardine neighbors.

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Sources

Where this page comes from

Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →