Black Butte Parking.
Black Butte Trailhead (WK2).
Open forest just off of the trailhead.
Young lodgepoles.
View of King Butte (9315 ft) from a large meadow en route to Big Horn Peak.
Creek crossing to the WF1 backcountry site.
Communal area at WF1.
Meadow for tents at WF1.
Lodgepole forest.
Open sage hillside with sparse tree coverage.
View of King Butte from the trail.
Wolf lichen (Letharia vulpina).
Ruffed grouse.
Hiking along the forested spine.
Looking east at Meldrum Mountain.
The Sky Rim follows Yellowstone's northern boundary.
Observing the Tom Minor Basin to the north.
Steep drop-offs on both sides for about 20 feet.
Knife-edge crossing.
Rocky cliffs of Big Horn Peak.
Sky Rim Trail toward Sheep Mountain.
USGS Marker on Big Horn Peak.
Mountain goats on the Sky Rim Trail.