What is Paradise Valley, Montana?
{{coord|45|23|47|N|110|44|9|W|type:river|display=title}} [[File:WestslopeAbsarokaRangeMontana.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Paradise Valley and Absaroka Range]] '''Paradise Valley''' is a major river valley of the [[Yellowstone River]] in southwestern [[Montana]]. It is just north of [[Yellowstone National Park]] in [[Park County, Montana]]. The [[Absaroka Range]] is on the east and the [[Gallatin Range]] on the west. The Paradise Valley is separated from the [[Gallatin Valley]] and [[Bozeman, Montana]] by the [[Bozeman Pass]]. The valley lies mostly along a north-south axis. It is anchored to the north by [[Livingston, Montana]] and to the south by [[Yankee Jim Canyon]] which is about fifteen miles north of [[Gardiner, Montana]]. The Paradise Valley was the original entrance to Yellowstone National Park. Today, the other entrances to the park are at [[West Yellowstone, Montana]] from the west, from the northeast at [[Cooke City-Silver Gate, Montana]], from the east at [[Cody, Wyoming]], and from the south at [[Grand Teton National Park]] and [[Jackson, Wyoming]]. The [[Yellowstone River]] flows through the valley. It is noted for world-class [[fly fishing]] in the river and nearby [[spring creek]]s such as [[DePuy Spring Creek]]. The valley has other natural wonders such as several natural hot springs, including Chico Hot Springs near [[Emigrant, Montana]], La Duke Hot Springs near Gardiner, and Hunter's Hot Springs near Livingston. [[Emigrant Peak]] is the largest peak near the valley. It is 10,921 feet in elevation. It is in the southern part of the valley on the eastern side of the river. It is in the Absaroka [[mountain range]]. ==Notable residents== *[[Al Agnew]] *[[Peter Fonda]], actor/director *[[Margot Kidder]], actress *[[Church Universal and Triumphant]], religious organization *[[Christopher Paolini]], writer *[[Richard Brautigan]], poet *[[John Mayer]], singer-songwriter *[[Jeff Bridges]], actor *[[Patrick Markey]], producer *[[Casey Anderson]], [[Grizzly bear|Grizzly Bear]] specialist, animal m