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Mountain Peaks in Montana

93 mountain peaks in Montana with photography planning data — sunrise and sunset azimuths, golden hour by month, Milky Way windows and estimated sky darkness. Glacier County has the most (46). The darkest skies are at Chief Mountain (Bortle 1).

Top mountain peaks

Granite PeakMountain Peak
Granite PeakPark County · 3,891 m
Chief MountainMountain Peak
Chief MountainGlacier County · 2,745 m
Triple Divide PeakMountain Peak
Triple Divide PeakFlathead County · 2,433 m
Electric PeakMountain Peak
Electric PeakPark County · 3,341 m
Mount ClevelandMountain Peak
Mount ClevelandGlacier County · 3,175 m
Mount CannonMountain Peak
Mount CannonFlathead County · 2,691 m
Mount StimsonMountain Peak
Mount StimsonFlathead County · 3,076 m
Mount SiyehMountain Peak
Mount SiyehGlacier County · 3,054 m
Mount JacksonMountain Peak
Mount JacksonFlathead County · 3,060 m
Mount WilburMountain Peak
Mount WilburGlacier County · 2,838 m
Kintla PeakMountain Peak
Kintla PeakFlathead County · 3,070 m
Mount BrownMountain Peak
Mount BrownFlathead County · 2,572 m

Mountain Peaks by county

All mountain peaks (93)

NameCountyElevationNearest townSky
Granite PeakPark County3,891 mRed Lodge1
Chief MountainGlacierGlacier County2,745 mNorth Browning1
Triple Divide PeakGlacierFlathead County2,433 mBrowning1
Electric PeakYellowstonePark County3,341 mWest Yellowstone1
Mount ClevelandGlacierGlacier County3,175 mColumbia Falls1
Mount CannonGlacierFlathead County2,691 mColumbia Falls1
Mount StimsonGlacierFlathead County3,076 mSouth Browning1
Mount SiyehGlacierGlacier County3,054 mNorth Browning1
Mount JacksonGlacierFlathead County3,060 mColumbia Falls1
Mount WilburGlacierGlacier County2,838 mColumbia Falls1
Kintla PeakGlacierFlathead County3,070 mWhitefish1
Mount BrownGlacierFlathead County2,572 mColumbia Falls1
Mount CusterFlathead County2,683 mWhitefish1
Mount DoodyFlathead County2,637 mSouth Browning1
Crazy PeakSweet Grass County3,407 mBig Timber1
Mount GrinnellGlacierGlacier County2,686 mColumbia Falls1
Mount PinchotFlathead County2,836 mSouth Browning1
Mount SentinelMissoula County1,564 mEast Missoula7
Bearhat MountainGlacierFlathead County2,644 mColumbia Falls1
Reynolds MountainGlacierGlacier County2,666 mColumbia Falls1
Rising Wolf MountainGlacier County2,893 mSouth Browning1
Clements MountainGlacierFlathead County2,643 mColumbia Falls1
Edwards MountainGlacierFlathead County2,747 mColumbia Falls1
Gable MountainGlacier County2,821 mColumbia Falls1
Going-to-the-Sun MountainGlacierGlacier County2,927 mNorth Browning1
Mount MerrittGlacierGlacier County3,054 mColumbia Falls1
Mount EllsworthGlacier County2,613 mSouth Browning1
Sinopah MountainGlacier County2,513 mSouth Browning1
McClintock PeakGlacier County2,519 mSouth Browning1
Lone Walker MountainFlathead County2,559 mSouth Browning1
Mount HelenGlacier County2,597 mSouth Browning1
Mount HenkelGlacierGlacier County2,658 mNorth Browning1
Mount LoganGlacierGlacier County2,812 mBrowning1
Allen MountainGlacierGlacier County2,864 mNorth Browning1
Mount OberlinGlacierFlathead County2,458 mColumbia Falls1
Mount PhillipsFlathead County2,895 mSouth Browning1
Big Baldy MountainJudith Basin County2,799 mGreat Falls1
Mount GeduhnGlacierFlathead County2,545 mColumbia Falls1
Pollock MountainGlacierGlacier County2,794 mColumbia Falls1
Rainbow PeakFlathead County2,988 mWhitefish1
Razoredge MountainFlathead County2,612 mSouth Browning1
Red Eagle MountainGlacierGlacier County2,671 mNorth Browning1
Split MountainGlacierGlacier County2,673 mBrowning1
Stoney Indian PeaksGlacierGlacier County2,701 mColumbia Falls1
Summit MountainGlacier County2,651 mSouth Browning1
Trapper PeakRavalli County2,969 mHamilton1
Numa PeakFlathead County2,718 mWhitefish1
Piegan MountainGlacierGlacier County2,755 mNorth Browning1
Campbell MountainGlacier County2,502 mWhitefish1
Caper PeakFlathead County2,520 mSouth Browning1
Cathedral PeakGlacierGlacier County2,740 mColumbia Falls1
Chapman PeakGlacier County2,841 mWhitefish1
Curly Bear MountainGlacier County2,467 mNorth Browning1
Vulture PeakGlacierFlathead County2,931 mWhitefish1
Wahcheechee MountainGlacierGlacier County2,566 mColumbia Falls1
Divide MountainGlacier County2,630 mNorth Browning1
Flinsch PeakGlacier County2,809 mSouth Browning1
Fusillade MountainGlacierGlacier County2,620 mColumbia Falls1
Goat MountainGlacierGlacier County2,612 mNorth Browning1
Wynn MountainGlacierGlacier County2,559 mNorth Browning1
Mount Gould (Montana)GlacierGlacier County2,905 mColumbia Falls1
Heavens PeakGlacierFlathead County2,697 mColumbia Falls1
Iceberg PeakGlacierGlacier County2,789 mColumbia Falls1
Snowshoe PeakLincoln County2,654 mLibby1
Emigrant PeakPark County3,327 mLivingston1
Gunsight Mountain (Montana)GlacierFlathead County2,769 mColumbia Falls1
Norris MountainGlacierFlathead County2,716 mBrowning1
Long Knife PeakFlathead County2,959 mWhitefish1
Kinnerly PeakFlathead County3,031 mWhitefish1
Mount Saint NicholasGlacierFlathead County2,836 mSouth Browning1
Little Chief MountainGlacierGlacier County2,867 mNorth Browning1
McDonald PeakLake County2,983 mRonan1
Medicine Grizzly PeakFlathead County2,485 mSouth Browning1
Mount CalowahcanLake County2,741 mRonan1
Appistoki PeakGlacier County2,482 mSouth Browning1
Pyramid PeakGlacierGlacier County2,487 mColumbia Falls1
Red MountainGlacier County2,856 mSouth Browning1
Mount VaughtGlacierFlathead County2,679 mColumbia Falls1
Mount WoodStillwater County3,838 mAbsarokee1
Natoas PeakGlacierGlacier County2,794 mColumbia Falls1
Blackfoot MountainGlacierFlathead County2,909 mColumbia Falls1
Boulder PeakFlathead County2,599 mWhitefish1
Meridian PeakPark County3,190 mLivingston1
Swiftcurrent MountainGlacierGlacier County2,551 mColumbia Falls1
The GuardhouseGlacier County2,844 mWhitefish1
Thunderbird MountainGlacier County2,629 mWhitefish1
Citadel MountainGlacierGlacier County2,741 mBrowning1
Dancing Lady MountainGlacierGlacier County2,237 mSouth Browning1
Storm CastleGallatin County2,184 mBig Sky2
Cracker BenchmarkGlacierGlacier County2,992 mNorth Browning1
Cloudcroft PeaksFlathead County2,644 mSouth Browning1
Walton MountainGlacierFlathead County2,718 mColumbia Falls1
Grizzly MountainFlathead County2,755 mSouth Browning1

Sky = estimated Bortle class (1 darkest – 9 brightest).

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How to photograph mountain peaks

Summits catch first and last light — alpenglow can turn rock pink or orange minutes before sunrise and after sunset while valleys stay in shadow.

  • Photograph the peak from a lake, meadow or ridge at sunrise when the face that looks east lights up first.
  • Long lenses compress ridgelines; shoot the peak from several miles away to make it look massive.
  • Afternoon thunderstorms are common in summer at high elevations — plan summit hikes for early morning.
  • Snow on the summit holds detail best when you expose for the highlights and lift shadows later.
  • Alpenglow lasts only a few minutes; set up and focus beforehand.

Season: Early summer keeps snow on the peaks with green valleys below; autumn adds aspen or larch color in many ranges.