A mountain goat wanders the slope of Granite Peak, one of Montana’s most challenging climbs. Despite the hardship, it is wll worth the trip. (Courtesy photo)
November 19, 2019
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November 19, 2019 11:26 a.m.
Granite Peak presents a climbing challenge
Remote and majestic, Granite Peak is all a mountain should be: sheer walls on all sides and crevassed glaciers flowing from its upper reaches present an awesome sight. At 12,799 feet, the mountain stands out as the patriarch of “the roof of Montana,” the Beartooth Range of the south-central part of the state.