Granite Peak

Granite Peak
	View of the summit
height	3904 m
location	Montana , USA
Mountains	Rocky mountains
Coordinates	45 ° 9 '48 " N , 109 ° 48' 27" W Coordinates: 45 ° 9 '48 " N , 109 ° 48' 27" W.
Topo map	USGS
First ascent	1923 by Elers Koch

The Granite Peak is a mountain in the Beartooth Mountains , a mountain range of the Rocky Mountains in Montana , United States . With a height of 3,904 meters, it is the highest point in Montana.

location

The summit of Granite Peak is in the Custer National Forest , a National Forest under management of the United States Forest Service , about 15 kilometers north of the border with Wyoming and about 70 kilometers southwest of the city of Columbus . The region is designated as the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness as a Wilderness Area , the class of the strictest nature reserves in the United States.

Ascent

The Granite Peak is considered to be one of the hardest to climb among the highest points of the 48 Continental United States . Due to difficult terrain with climbing passages and unmarked routes, an ascent is only recommended for experienced mountaineers , for which about two days should be planned. Snow can be expected in every season . Granite Peak was first climbed by Elers Koch in 1923 after attempts by some other mountaineers had failed. It was the last highest point in a state to be climbed.

Web links

United States Forest Service: Granite Peak, Custer National Forest
Granite Peak in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System
Location on Topozone

Individual evidence

^ The NGS Data Sheet . United States Geological Survey. February 4, 2010. Retrieved February 5, 2010.
↑ United States Forest Serive: Granite Peak, Custer National Forest
^ Granite Peak, Montana, Route Description . In: Jackie and Alan's Outdoor Adventures . Retrieved January 1, 2011.
^ Charlie Winger, Winger, Diane: Highpoint Adventures: The Complete Guide to the 50 State Highpoints . Colorado Mountain Club Press, 2002, pp. 140-141.

[1] The NGS Data Sheet . United States Geological Survey. February 4, 2010. Retrieved February 5, 2010.

[USFS-2] United States Forest Serive: Granite Peak, Custer National Forest

[3] Granite Peak, Montana, Route Description . In: Jackie and Alan's Outdoor Adventures . Retrieved January 1, 2011.

[highpoint-4] Charlie Winger, Winger, Diane: Highpoint Adventures: The Complete Guide to the 50 State Highpoints . Colorado Mountain Club Press, 2002, pp. 140-141.