Montana County High PointsShowing Dean Molen's first ascent dates for climbed peaks| Rank | County | Peak | Elev-Ft | Range (Level 4) | Prom-Ft | Ascent Date |
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| 1. | Park | Granite Peak | 12,799 | Absaroka Range | 4759 | | | 2. | Stillwater | Mount Wood | 12,660 | Absaroka Range | 2860 | | | 3. | Carbon | Castle Mountain | 12,612 | Absaroka Range | 2652 | | | 5. | Sweet Grass | Mount Douglas | 11,282 | Absaroka Range | 1642 | | | 22. | Big Horn | Big Horn County High Point | 9257 | Bighorn Mountains | 417 | | | 38. | Yellowstone | Stratford Hill | 4971 | Bighorn Mountains | 521 | | | 13. | Ravalli | Trapper Peak | 10,157 | Bitterroot Range | 3570 | | | 31. | Mineral | Quartz Benchmark | 7770 | Bitterroot Range | 1890 | | | 19. | Lewis and Clark | Red Mountain | 9411 | Bob Marshall Ranges | 3801 | | | 20. | Teton | Rocky Mountain | 9392 | Bob Marshall Ranges | 3232 | | | 30. | Pondera | Pondera County High Point | 8440 | Bob Marshall Ranges | 960 | | | 33. | Toole | West Butte | 6983 | Canadian Great Plains | 3633 | | | 34. | Liberty | Mount Brown | 6958 | Canadian Great Plains | 3198 | | | 35. | Hill | Bearpaw Baldy | 6916 | Canadian Great Plains | 4226 | | | 36. | Blaine | East Bearpaw Mountains High Point | 5960 | Canadian Great Plains | 1400 | | | 37. | Phillips | Antoine Butte | 5720 | Canadian Great Plains | 2670 | | | 52. | Valley | Opheim Hills High Point | 3305 | Canadian Great Plains | 367 | | | | Valley | or Coal Mine Hill | 3302 | Canadian Great Plains | 32 | | | 53. | Daniels | Daniels County High Point | 3132 | Canadian Great Plains | 0 | | | 55. | Roosevelt | Roosevelt County High Point | 2900 | Canadian Great Plains | 18 | | | 56. | Sheridan | Sheridan County High Point | 2771 | Canadian Great Plains | 246 | | | 16. | Broadwater | Mount Edith | 9480 | Central Montana Ranges | 4080 | | | 16. | Meagher | Mount Edith | 9480 | Central Montana Ranges | 4080 | | | 23. | Judith Basin | Big Baldy Mountain | 9177 | Central Montana Ranges | 3557 | | | 24. | Wheatland | Cinnamon Peak South | 8772 | Central Montana Ranges | 292 | | | 27. | Fergus | Greathouse Peak | 8681 | Central Montana Ranges | 4061 | | | 28. | Golden Valley | Old Baldy-South Slope | 8640 | Central Montana Ranges | 0 | | | 29. | Cascade | Long Mountain | 8621 | Central Montana Ranges | 781 | | | 32. | Chouteau | Highwood Baldy | 7670 | Central Montana Ranges | 3290 | | | 39. | Musselshell | Musselshell County High Point | 4905 | Central Montana Ranges | 0 | | | 44. | Petroleum | Pike Creek Hills | 4032 | Central Montana Ranges | 262 | | | 9. | Glacier | Mount Cleveland | 10,466 | Glacier National Park Ranges | 5226 | | | 14. | Flathead | Mount Stimson | 10,142 | Glacier National Park Ranges | 4382 | | | 40. | Rosebud | Rosebud County High Point | 4807 | Northern US Great Plains | 997 | | | 41. | Carter | West Butte | 4450 | Northern US Great Plains | 520 | | | 42. | Powder River | Powder River County High Point | 4420 | Northern US Great Plains | 230 | | | 43. | Treasure | Treasure County High Point | 4260 | Northern US Great Plains | 240 | | | 45. | Custer | Custer County High Point | 3780 | Northern US Great Plains | 150 | | | 46. | Garfield | Garfield County High Point | 3660 | Northern US Great Plains | 575 | | | 47. | Fallon | Fallon County High Point | 3620 | Northern US Great Plains | 210 | | | 48. | Prairie | Big Sheep Mountain | 3600 | Northern US Great Plains | 490 | | | 49. | Dawson | Mount Antelope East | 3474 | Northern US Great Plains | 304 | | | 50. | McCone | McCone County High Point | 3440 | Northern US Great Plains | 140 | | | 51. | Wibaux | Wibaux County High Point | 3360 | Northern US Great Plains | 130 | | | 54. | Richland | Richland County High Point | 2940 | Northern US Great Plains | 0 | | | 15. | Lake | McDonald Peak | 9820 | Northwest Montana Ranges | 5640 | | | 21. | Missoula | Lowary Peak | 9369 | Northwest Montana Ranges | 649 | | | 25. | Lincoln | Snowshoe Peak | 8738 | Northwest Montana Ranges | 5418 | | | 25. | Sanders | Snowshoe Peak | 8738 | Northwest Montana Ranges | 5418 | | | 4. | Madison | Hilgard Peak | 11,316 | Teton Range-Yellowstone Area | 4063 | | | 8. | Gallatin | Wilson Peak | 10,705 | Teton Range-Yellowstone Area | 865 | | | 6. | Beaverhead | Tweedy Mountain | 11,154 | West Central Montana Ranges | 3794 | | | 7. | Deer Lodge | West Goat Peak | 10,793 | West Central Montana Ranges | 3953 | | | 10. | Granite | Warren Peak | 10,463 | West Central Montana Ranges | 1423 | | | 11. | Silver Bow | Table Mountain | 10,223 | West Central Montana Ranges | 4422 | | | 12. | Powell | Mount Powell | 10,168 | West Central Montana Ranges | 3728 | | | 18. | Jefferson | Crow Peak | 9414 | West Central Montana Ranges | 3805 | |
Front Runners List: Click here to see list completion progress by climbers that log their climbs using Peakbagger.com. Compare Climbers: Click here to compare ascents of up to 5 climbers working on this list. List DescriptionThis is one of the more difficult state county high point lists to complete. As of early 2004, no one had yet summitted all of these peaks. Mounts Stimson and Cleveland in Glacier National Park are two of the hardest, but many others offer serious alpine challenge.
Acknowledgements
- Book County High Points by Andy Martin; list compiled 1993 by Andy Martin, reviewed by David Olson.
- Personal research added most of the peak information on the individual peak pages.
Links Montana County High Points
Selected Guidebook(s) for this List Climber's Guide to Montana (Caffrey) Peakbagging Montana (Jones)
Caution: These books feature many of the peaks on this list, but may not have information on all of them.
Map Showing Location of Peaks = Peaks climbed by Dean Molen = Unclimbed peaks Click on a peak to see its name and a clickable link.(Map only shows peaks ranked by clean prominence)
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