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Monday 9am - 5pm Tuesday 9am - 5pm Wednesday 9am - 5pm Thursday 9am - 5pm Friday 9am - 5pm Saturday 9am - 5pm Sunday 9am - 5pm

Museum of the Mountain Man

Name: Museum of the Mountain Man
Address: PO Box 909, 700 E Hennick, Pinedale, WY, 82941, US
Telephone: (307) 367-4101
Price range: $
Rating: 4.8

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Museum of the Mountain Man

It sponsors programs and living history events for both children and adults.
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The facility presents a visual and interpretive experience into the era of the mountain man, the Plains Indian, the Oregon Trail and the developments of this region.

10/15/2026

FORT SUBLETTE UPDATE
from Museum Director Clint Gilchrist

We have four of six cabins and the bottom half of two blockhouses installed on site. The other two cabins are built and ready to install. The rest of the blockhouses need to be built. The southwest cabin has a roof, but the rest still need roofs.

The palisade walls are being built off-site in 43 eight feet wide panels. 26 are complete and three are shown laying at the fort. Hopefully those three will go up this weekend attached to the southwest blockhouse and cabin to see how they fit together.

Construction will continue as weather allows.

Thanks to American Mountain Men Tim Tanner, Todd Glover and Rick Williams for donating their time to come install a couple doors and window to gauge time and see how they fit. They have 8 doors ready.

Each cabin will have a door and two windows on the inside wall. The two trade cabins will have a trade window adjacent to the fort gate. See diagram for details.

Thanks for following along as we expand our living history interpretation as part of our Bicentennial Expansion. Learn more here: museumofthemountainman.com/bicentennial-expansion

10/09/2026

What Would a Frontier Artist Carry?
By Tim Tanner

What would an artist carry into the Rocky Mountains if the nearest art store was not across town, but somewhere back east beyond weeks—or months—of travel?
Learn more in our latest blog post:

https://museumofthemountainman.com/what-would-a-frontier-artist-carry/

This large box from 1830’s to 1840’s is almost identical to one used by John James Audubon.
Photograph courtesy of Ronald M. Bodoh. Image courtesy of www.whimsie.com.

10/06/2026

Today is Mad Hatter Day! Ever wonder where the term came from?

During the days of the beaver top hat, hatters (those that made the hats) would use a solution containing mercury to increase the beaver wool's matting. The steaming during the shaping process released a toxic mercury v***r. It was the exposure over time that gave the hat maker nervous disorders such as twitching and difficulty in thinking and talking. Giving the term "mad as a hatter."

For more information see our article in The Rocky Mountain Fur Trade Journal, Volume 14: https://museumofthemountainman.com/product/2020-rocky-mountain-fur-trade-journal/

09/23/2026

Congrats to Foundation 23 on a great Race to Raise last weekend! Race results can be found on their website foundation23.org.

And you have a few more days to support our programs and have your gift matched- just visit Foundation23.org/donate by 5pm on Saturday, September 26!

Race photo by Bolgiano, Realtor

Fort Sublette progress photos by our own Mindi Crabb

09/16/2026

Congratulations and Thank You to Foundation 23 for working so hard to support all the fine nonprofits in our community!

As you can see, they have gathered over $100,000 in matching dollars which will be distributed to the participating nonprofits. If you've been thinking of making a donation to the Museum of the Mountain Man, now would be a wonderful time to do so as it might be doubled!

To donate, simply go to http://www.foundation23.org/ and click on the Donate Today button. You can donate via credit card or check through September 26, just be sure to do so through Foundation 23 to qualify for the matching dollars.

Thank you for your support!

09/10/2026

Support the Museum of the Mountain Man during Foundation 23’s Race to Raise

We're excited to participate in Foundation 23's Race to Raise Community Fundraising Event, and we hope you'll join us! Foundation 23 brings our community together by supporting local nonprofits through collective giving.

Thanks to generous local donors, qualifying gifts may be matched—making your donation go even further! To ensure your donation is included in this match, be sure to follow the giving guidelines:

Donations via credit card: must be made through Foundation 23’s secure registration/donation site (www.foundation23.org).
Checks: must be made out to Foundation 23 with the designated nonprofit in the memo line. Mail checks to PO Box 2135, Pinedale, WY 82941

Donations must be received by the end of day Saturday, September 26!

Join us on Saturday, September 19, by registering for the Race to Raise and selecting Museum of the Mountain Man as the organization you'd like to support.
✔️ $5 of every race registration comes directly to our organization.
✔️ You can also make an additional donation to support our mission.
✔️ Not a runner? You can donate without participating in the race!

Every gift helps the Museum preserve its collections, expand educational programs, and bring the stories of the Rocky Mountain fur trade to new audiences.

Register or donate today: https://www.foundation23.org/

09/06/2026

First Wheels Over South Pass
By Scott Walker

During the journey to the original Bear Lake Rendezvous of 1827 and back, William H. Ashley, fur trader, politician, and militia general, achieved a first. He took a wheeled vehicle through South Pass, proving Robert Stuart’s 1813 assessment correct: this pass across the Continental Divide was gentle enough for wagons.

Learn more in our new blog post:
https://museumofthemountainman.com/first-wheels-over-south-pass/

09/03/2026

Don't forget to join us tonight at 6pm!

09/02/2026

Is there anything better than a big serving of history and Pie?!?

Address

PO Box 909, 700 E Hennick
Pinedale, WY
82941

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm
Saturday	9am - 5pm
Sunday	9am - 5pm

Telephone

(307) 367-4101

Website

http://www.museumofthemountainman.com/

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