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Crazy Peak

Crazy Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Crazy Peak rises to 3,407 m in Montana. Iddings Peak stands 3,334 m to the west, 2.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Timber Peak, a peak 0.8 miles away. 58 named places lie within 25 miles, 40 of them named summits.

The story

Crazy Peak, elevation 11,214 ft (3,418 m), is the highest peak in the Crazy Mountains, an island range of the Montana Rockies, in the United States. Crazy Peak dominates the surroundings, rising over 7,000 feet (2,100 m) above the Yellowstone River Valley, 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. A small glacier exists on the northeast slope of the mountain. The mountain is located on private land within the Gallatin National Forest.

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Wikidata Q3382297, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3407 m

How to reach it

Coordinates46.01800, -110.27659

58 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 40
  • Big Timber Peak: 0.8 mi
  • Granite Peak: 1.9 mi
  • Iddings Peak: 2.0 mi
  • Wilsall Peak: 3.4 mi
  • Conical Peak: 3.7 mi
Nature reserves: 7
Parks: 5
  • Eagle Park: 6.4 mi
  • Gage Pioneer Memorial: 17.9 mi
  • Shields River Valley Historical Marker: 18.0 mi
  • Veterans Park: 18.5 mi
  • Lions Club Park: 20.5 mi
Springs: 2
Attractions: 2
  • Sweet Grass County Fairgrounds: 19.1 mi
  • Fort Parker: 22.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Crazy Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Iddings PeakW 261°3,334 m2.0 mi
Big Timber PeakENE 58°3,281 m0.8 mi
Conical PeakNW 314°3,262 m3.7 mi
Fairview PeakS 181°3,099 m4.3 mi
Granite PeakNW 315°3,079 m1.9 mi
Sunlight PeakNW 317°3,074 m8.3 mi
Black MountainNW 304°2,825 m8.2 mi
Loco MountainN 349°2,817 m14.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2518:5419:34
June solstice05:3120:3021:16
September equinox07:0918:4119:21
December solstice08:0115:4916:39

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242431384754626253423123
Precip in0.80.71.12.13.03.51.61.61.61.51.00.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wilsall 8 ENE, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 781868 — Crazy Peak, Sweet Grass County, Montana.

OpenStreetMap element node/357934141

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