Range Rider of the Yellowstone

Ode to the Montana cowboy of the Yellowstone Country, 19th and 20th centuries, located in Billings, Mont. Statue posed by William S. Hart (1864–1946), an American silent film actor, screenwriter, director and producer."A Range Rider of the Yellowstone" was made from life and posed by William S. Hart and his horse.

The bronze statue was donated to the City of Billings by Hart and was dedicated July 4, 1927, the 45th anniversary of the founding of the city.

The figure expressed by Hart as "a symbol of the old cattle days of the valley of the Yellowstone", looks with far-reaching eye over the country made famous by the Fort Dodge Trail, the Texas Trail days and the extensive cattle ranching operations which followed them.