Fun Facts about our Colter Pass, Cooke City and Silver Gate Communities
- Cooke City is the highest city in elevation in the state of Montana at 7,608 ft. Silver Gate comes in at a close second at 7, 593ft.
- Cooke City is the oldest surviving town in Park County.
- The Cooke City, Silver Gate, and Colter Pass communities are an "island" in Montana. To get here, you must travel through Wyoming.
- In the winter, Colter Pass residents' only access is by snowmobile.
- The road is inaccessible due to snow on the east side of Cooke City for 5 months of the year, referred to as "The Plug".
- We have only 90 people, including children, that live here year round.
- The communities in this area are completely surrounded by either Yellowstone National Park or National Forests.
- We have a one room school house that serves grades K-8. Our local teacher received Montana's 2022 Rural Teacher of the Year award.
- Montanas highest peak, Granite Peak at 12, 799ft , is only an 11 minute drive to the trailhead from Cooke City.
- The County Seat is Livingston, MT, which is 110 miles away.
- The closest stoplight is 110 miles away during the winter and 78 miles away in the summer.
- Zoning regulations require restive log and natural materials.