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Granite Peak
Highest Mountain in Montana
Peak
in
Custer NF
,
Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness
,
Rocky Mountains
near
Cooke City
,
MT
At an elevation of 12,800 feet, Granite Peak is the highest point of the state of Montana and the 10th highest state highpoint of the US. Some claim it’s the second-most difficult state highpoint climb (after Denali). Elers Koch, James C. Whitham and R.T. Ferguson made the first ascent in 1923.
Most climbers take 2 to 3 days, with a stop on Froze-to-Death Plateau. Another route is the non-technical Southwest Couloir route, coming from
Cooke City
.
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Granite Peak, at an elevation of 12,807 feet (3,904 m) above sea level, is the highest natural point in the U.S. state of Montana, and is the tenth highest state high point in the nation. It lies within the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness, in Park County very near the borders of Stillwater County and Carbon County. Granite Peak is 10 miles (16 km) north of the Wyoming border, 45 miles (72 km) southwest of Columbus, Montana. Granite Peak is the second most difficult state highpoint after Denali in Alaska, due to technical climbing, poor weather, and route finding. Granite Peak’s first ascent was made by Elers Koch, James C. Whitham and R.T. Ferguson on August 29, 1923 after several failed attempts by others. It was the last of the state highpoints to be climbed. Today, climbers typically…
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Quartzofeldspathic gneiss (MTAqfg;0)
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