Bigfoot walking through the Makoshika badlands at golden hour
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GLENDIVE

47°06'18.0"N, 104°42'40.0"W
BIGFOOT IN MONTANA

THE
Eroded clay hoodoos in the Makoshika badlands
MOST ELUSIVE
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Bigfoot silhouette on a badlands ridge at sunset
IN
THE BADLANDS

BIGFOOT
QUICK
FACTS
ABOUT
GLENDIVE
7 MINUTES

Bigfoot remains an elusive legend of eastern Montana. The creature is known to utilize the rugged coulees for cover and is occasionally sighted near historic structures, including the old 1914 railway pedestrian underpass.

Habitat
Makoshika Badlands
Alias
Sasquatch
Est. weight
400 – 900 lbs
Status
Undiscovered
Bigfoot among the eroded clay walls of the Makoshika badlands
FIELD JOURNAL

NOTES FROM THE BADLANDS

Clay hoodoos and pine-topped ridges in Makoshika State Park at golden hour
01Makoshika State Park

Golden hour in Makoshika

Montana's largest state park starts at the edge of Glendive. At sundown the hoodoos glow like embers.

  • Golden hour
  • Hoodoos
Capped clay hoodoos with bands of tan, cream and rust above sagebrush and juniper
02The badlands

Hoodoo country

Wind and rain carve the soft clay into caps and spires. Every storm moves the edges a little.

  • Afternoon
  • Clay & sandstone
A tall figure walking along a badlands mesa against an orange sunset
03Eastern Montana

Last light on the mesa

Something tall crossed the ridge just after the sun touched the horizon. This frame is all we have.

  • Sunset
  • Sighting