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Granite Peak 


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Elevation: 12,799'
Lat, Long: 45.164, -109.8081 Map
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Administrators: grk10vq, Tom Erickson
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Description 

Highest Point in Montana. Located in the Beartooth Range.


Getting There 

The most popular trailhead is West Rosebud, which is approximately 80 miles SW of Billings. From I-90, take Hwy 78 (Columbus exit 408) SW for approx. 17 miles. Right on Nye Rd. (CR 419) towards Fishtail, for approx. 1 mile. Left on W. Rosebud Rd. for 6.3 miles. Slight left on W. Rosebud Lake Rd (FR 72) for approx 14 miles to trailhead parking lot.


The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Granite Peak:
Mystic Lake Trail   4th     Trad, Alpine   
Phantom Creek Trail   4th     Trad, Alpine   
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Standing atop Granite Peak's summit block

Phantom Creek Trail 4th  MT : Granite Peak
Trail to Mystic Lake (7600') covers ~3 miles and ~1300' in elevation gain. Hike down to Mystic Lake to meet up with Phantom Creek Trail, turning left at cairn. Follow trail to "Switchbacks from Hell" (26 total, gaining ~2500' in <3 miles) to massive cairn above treeline. Continue upward to Froze-to-Death Plateau, a gradually sloping plateau ranging from 10,500' - 12,000'. Traverse FTD Plateau (route finding is difficult in barren area as no dedicated trail exists) to highcamp wes...[more]   Browse More Classics in MT


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By Ty Morrison-Heath
From: Bozeman, MT
Oct 10, 2012


Short video I made detailing the super fun Southwest Couloir route.