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The topographic elevation of a summit measures the height of the summit above a geodetic sea level. [2] [3] The first table below ranks the 50 highest major summits of Montana by elevation. The topographic prominence of a summit is a measure of how high the summit rises above its surroundings.
Granite Peak, at an elevation of 12,807 feet (3,904 m) above sea level, [1] is the highest natural point in the U.S. state of Montana, and the tenth-highest state high point in the nation. [3] It lies within the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness in Park County, very near the borders of Stillwater County and Carbon County.
Crazy Peak, elevation 11,214 ft (3,418 m), is the highest peak in the Crazy Mountains, an island range of the Montana Rockies, in the United States. [3] Crazy Peak dominates the surroundings, rising over 7,000 feet (2,100 m) above the Yellowstone River Valley, and is the highest peak in Montana north of the Beartooth Mountains, which are 50 miles (80 km) to the south.
There are at least 290 named mountain passes in Montana, including: Ahern Pass, Glacier County, Montana , el. 7,116 feet (2,169 m) [1] Alder ...
Electric Peak is the tallest mountain in the Gallatin Range of southern Montana, close to the Wyoming border and rising to an altitude of 10,969 feet (3,343 m). The peak has some of the greatest physical relief in Yellowstone National Park , rising 3,389 ft (1,033 m) above its base.
West Butte is the highest peak in the Sweet Grass Hills and the highest in the county. [1] [2] It is situated 34 miles (55 km) north-northeast of Shelby, Montana, and four miles (6.4 km) south of the Canada–United States border, on land administered by the Bureau of Land Management. [4]
Highest point; Elevation: 9,654 ft (2,943 m) [1] ... Sacagawea Peak is the highest mountain in the Bridger Range in south-western Montana. [3]
The highest point in the Mission Mountains is McDonald Peak at 9,820 feet (2,990 m). [1] The range is named for its proximity to the Jesuit St. Ignatius Mission, established in the mid-19th century in what is today St. Ignatius, Montana.