Montana Mountain Trivia: Tallest Peaks in the State

Would you like to impress your friends with some solid knowledge about Montana's mountains for your next trivia night? Then this article is your golden ticket!

Let's Nerd Out on Some Mountain knowledge...

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Montana literally translates from the Latin adjective montanea, which means "mountainous" or "mountain."  This name is fitting, given that the US Board on Geographic Names says there are at least 100 ranges and "sub" ranges in the state.

What are the tallest peaks in Montana?
The Beartooth Mountain range hogs all the titles for the biggest and baddest peaks in the state. Here's a breakdown of the top five tallest peaks by name / Elevation / County.

1.) Granite Peak / 12,799 ft / Park
2.) Mount Wood / 12,649 ft / Stillwater
3.) Castle Mountain / 12,612 ft / Carbon
4.) Whitetail Peak / 12,551 ft / Carbon
5.) Castle Rock Spire / 12,540 ft / Carbon

What Are some of the tallest peaks by Mountain Ranges in Montana?

We will only cover some of the mountain ranges, or you'll be stuck reading all day! Here are ten notable mountain ranges with each of their champion peak.

1.) Absaroka Range / Mount Cowen / 11,212
2.) Anaconda Range / West Goat Peak / 10,793
3.) Bitterroot Mountains / Trapper Peak / 10,157
4.) Bridger Range / Sacagawea Peak / 9650
5.) Crazy Mountains / Crazy Peak / 11,209
6.) Gallatin Range / Electric Peak / 10,969
7.) Madison Range / Hilgard Peak / 11,297
8.) Whitefish Range / Nasukoin Mountain / 8086
9.) Livingston Range / Kintla Peak / 10,101
10.) Lewis and Clark Range / Red Mountain / 9,411

Now that you are prepared for your next trivia night, have you ever visited any of these peaks? Let us know, and feel free to share your photos of these Montana wonders!

Credit: MT.Gov/geoinfo