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Granite Peak, at an elevation of 12,807 feet (3,904 m) above sea level, [1] is the highest natural point in the U.S. state of Montana, and the tenth-highest state high point in the nation. [3] It lies within the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness in Park County , very near the borders of Stillwater County and Carbon County .
The wilderness has more than 120 peaks over 10,000 feet (3,000 m) and 28 peaks over 12,000 feet (3,700 m), including Montana's highest, Granite Peak at 12,799 feet (3,901 m). [3] The wilderness is integral to the 20-million-acre (81,000 km 2 ) Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem and borders Yellowstone National Park .
Near Missouri River: Travelers' Rest State Park: Missoula: 41 17: 2001: Lolo Creek: Wayfarers State Park: Lake: 67 27: 1969: Flathead Lake: Unit of Flathead Lake State Park West Shore State Park: Lake: 129 52: 1955: Flathead Lake: Unit of Flathead Lake State Park Whitefish Lake State Park: Flathead: 10 4.0: 1960: Whitefish Lake: Wild Horse ...
The Beartooth mountains are composed of Precambrian granite and crystalline metamorphic rocks dated at approximately 2.7 to 4 billion years old, making these rocks among the oldest on Earth. The Stillwater igneous complex within the mountains is the location of the largest known deposits of platinum and chromium and the second largest deposits ...
Rib Mountain is home to the Rib Mountain State Park and the Granite Peak Ski Area. The peak is also the site of transmitters for radio and TV stations in the Wausau area, and is the namesake for Wisconsin Public Television's WHRM-TV (Channel 20) and WHRM-FM (90.9), Wisconsin Public Radio's news and classical network station for the area.
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Logging truck at Lolo Hot Springs. US 12 enters Montana at Lolo Pass, seven miles (11 km) southwest of Lolo Hot Springs in Lolo National Forest.After passing Lolo Peak to the south and traveling east for 33 miles (53 km), it meets with US 93 at Lolo and continues running concurrently northeast for 7.5 miles (12.1 km), where US 93 heads due north on Reserve Street, toward Kalispell and Glacier ...
The Rattlesnake Mountains are a prominent mountain range located just 4 miles north of Missoula, Montana, USA. The highest point in the range is McLeod Peak, (8,620 feet (2,630 m)). [1] Much of the range is protected in the Rattlesnake Wilderness and Rattlesnake National Recreation Area on the Lolo National Forest.