Crazy Peak

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Crazy Peak
Crazy Peak at left background
Elevation	11,209 ft (3,417 m)
Location	Montana, USA
Range	Crazy Mountains
Prominence	5,709 ft (1,740 m)[1]
Coordinates	46°01′04.8″N, 110°16′36.6″W
Topo map	USGS Crazy Peak
Easiest route	Hike, scramble

Crazy Peak is the highest peak in the Crazy Mountains, a subrange of the central Montana Rockies, in the United States. Crazy Peak dominates the surroundings, rising almost 6,000 feet (1,830 m) above the Great plains to the east, and is the highest peak in Montana north of the Beartooth Mountains, which are 50 miles (80 km) to the south. Crazy Peak is also the most topographically prominent peak in Montana.^[1] A small remnant glacier exists on the northeast slope of the mountain. The mountain is located in Gallatin National Forest.

[edit] See also

• Mountain peaks of North America
• Mountain peaks of the Rocky Mountains
• Mountain peaks of the United States

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b} US ultra-prominences on peaklist.org

[edit] External links

• Peakbagger. Crazy Peak, Montana. Retrieved on 2006-07-11.
• Topozone. Crazy Peak, USGS Crazy Peak (MT) Topo Map. Retrieved on 2006-07-11.