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Relief map of Montana. The state's topography is roughly defined by the Continental Divide, which splits much of the state into distinct eastern and western regions. [4] Most of Montana's hundred or more named mountain ranges are in the state's western half, most of which is geologically and geographically part of the northern Rocky Mountains.
Beartooth Country: Montana's Absaroka-Beartooth Mountains-Montana Geographic Series #7. Helena, Montana: Montana Magazine. ISBN 0-938314-13-0. Melroy, Mark (1986). Islands on the Prairie-The Mountain Ranges of Eastern Montana-Montana Geographic Series #13. Helena, Montana: Montana Magazine. ISBN 0-938314-24-6.
The topographic elevation of a summit measures the height of the summit above a geodetic sea level. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The first table below ranks the 50 highest major summits of Montana by elevation. The topographic prominence of a summit is a measure of how high the summit rises above its surroundings.
Montana is the fourth largest state in the United States and is well known [by whom?] for its mountains. The name "Montana" means mountainous in Latin . Representative James Mitchell Ashley ( R - Ohio ), suggested the name when legislation organizing the territory was passed by the United States Congress in 1864.
Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 2,100 feet (640 m) above Ozette Lake in one-half mile (0.8 km) and 2,500 feet (760 m) above Wanless Lake in approximately one mile (1.6 km). The mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names. [4] Flat Top Mountain
Mount Abundance is located six miles (9.7 km) northwest of Cooke City, Montana, in the Beartooth Mountains which are a subrange of the Rocky Mountains. [3] It is set on the boundary of the Absaroka–Beartooth Wilderness on land managed by Custer-Gallatin National Forest. [1]
Sheep Mountain is located 39 miles (63 km) south of Bozeman in the Gallatin Range, which is a subrange of the Rocky Mountains. [1] It is set on the common boundary shared by Yellowstone National Park and the Gallatin National Forest .
Topo map(s) USGS Mount Calowahcan, MT McDonald Peak , elevation 9,820 feet (2,993 m), is located in the U.S. state of Montana and is the highest peak in the Mission Mountains .
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