• The Rocky Mountains cut through Montana.Gola montana image by Andrea Todeschini from Fotolia.com
  
  Silver Gate, nestled high in Montana's stretch of the Rocky Mountains, is known for rugged outdoor activities and wildlife watching. The town, which hugs the border with Wyoming, is located one mile from the northeast gate of Yellowstone National Park, and three miles from larger neighbor Cooke City. The area is thus often called Cooke City-Silver Gate. Whether visitors are stopping on the way to Yellowstone, exploring what mining historians know as the New World Mining District, or intent on partaking in activities like back-country skiing, ice climbing or fishing, the area offers several lodging options.
  
  

Pine Edge Cabins

• Pine Edge Cabins offer one-room, one-bedroom and two-bedroom log cabins year-round. The cabins, a mile from the northeast gate of Yellowstone National Park, have full kitchens, bathrooms with showers, luxury down comforters, and small front porches. There's also a general store on site, offering simple food and camping items; it also rents spotting scopes and binoculars. Nearby outdoor activities include ice-climbing, skiing, snowshoeing, and star-gazing.
  
  Pine Edge Cabins
  U.S. Highway 212
  Cooke City-Silver Gate, MT 59081
  406-838-2371
  pineedgecabins.com
  
  

Grizzly Lodge

• Grizzly Lodge is open only during the summer season, June 1-Oct. 1. Located a quarter-mile from Yellowstone's northeast gate, it offers single or double rooms, two-bedroom suites, and rooms with kitchenettes. Soda Butte Creek, known for its trout fishing, flows alongside the lodge. The main lodge includes a big-screen television and couches for guests.
  
  Grizzly Lodge
  102 U.S. Highway 212 West
  Silver Gate, MT 59081
  406-838-6787
  yellowstonelodges.com
  
  

Elk Horn Lodge

• Elk Horn Lodge, three miles from Yellowstone National Park, offers deluxe rooms and cabins year-round. Deluxe rooms include Wi-Fi, coffee service, microwave,s and refrigerators. One-room cabins have two beds, bathrooms with showers, and basic kitchenettes. Nearby activities include fishing, hiking, biking, skiing, hunting, and snowmobiling.
  
  Elk Horn Lodge
  103 Main Street
  P.O. Box 1178
  Cook City, MT 59020
  406-838-2332
  elkhornlodgemt.com