Crazy Peak
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. 51 named places lie within 25 miles, 39 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
- 3,407 m
How to reach it
51 named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Eagle Park: 6.4 mi
- Gage Pioneer Memorial: 17.9 mi
- Veterans Park: 18.5 mi
- Lions Club Park: 20.5 mi
- State Trust: 11.8 mi
- Yellowstone River Island Wilderness Study Area: 24.1 mi
- Cinnamon Spring: 16.9 mi
- Bear Spring: 18.5 mi
- Sweet Grass County Fairgrounds: 19.1 mi
- Fort Parker: 22.1 mi
- Victorian Village Museum: 19.9 mi
- Crazy Mountain Museum: 20.1 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iddings Peak | W 261° | 3,334 m | 2.0 mi |
| Big Timber Peak | ENE 58° | 3,281 m | 0.8 mi |
| Conical Peak | NW 314° | 3,262 m | 3.7 mi |
| Fairview Peak | S 181° | 3,099 m | 4.3 mi |
| Granite Peak | NW 315° | 3,079 m | 1.9 mi |
| Sunlight Peak | NW 317° | 3,074 m | 8.3 mi |
| Black Mountain | NW 304° | 2,825 m | 8.2 mi |
| Loco Mountain | N 349° | 2,817 m | 14.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:54 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 20:30 | 21:16 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:41 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 08:01 | 15:49 | 16:39 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 24 | 31 | 38 | 47 | 54 | 62 | 62 | 53 | 42 | 31 | 23 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wilsall 8 ENE, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 781868 — Crazy Peak, Sweet Grass County, Montana.
OpenStreetMap element node/357934141
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