Granite Peak
Trip Guide & 3D Map
Beartooth Mountains · Difficulty, season, and access — then explore the 3D terrain
Planning snapshot
Granite Peak is a 12,807 ft summit in the Beartooth Mountains (USA). PeakAtlas rates it scramble (Class 3–4 scramble); best season is Jul–Sep. No special summit permit. Typical staging is Red Lodge (35 mi). PeakAtlas lists 3 OpenStreetMap lodging pins near the summit — coverage is often thinner outside well-mapped regions. Use the 3D map and trip checklist before you go.
- Elevation
- 12,807 ft
- Prominence
- 4,759 ft
- Difficulty tier
- Scramble
- Best season
- Jul–Sep
- Permits
- No special summit permit
- Staging
- Red Lodge · 35 mi
- Mapped lodging
- 3 OSM places
- Listed trails
- 2
As of 2026-07-31 · Figures come from the PeakAtlas3D catalog: surveyed elevations and prominence, curated difficulty tiers, best-season windows, permit notes, staging-town distances, trail lists, and OpenStreetMap lodging near each summit. Not live weather, quotas, or prices.
How hard is Granite Peak, and what do you need before you go?
Granite Peak is listed as Class 3–4 scramble with a best season of Jul–Sep. Use the difficulty, permit, and staging details below before you commit to a date.
- Difficulty
- Class 3–4 scramble
- Best season
- Jul–Sep
- Access / staging
- Red Lodge, Montana
How tall is Granite Peak, and where is it?
- Location
- Montana, USA
- Elevation
- 12,807 ft
- Prominence
- 4,759 ft
- Mountain range
- Beartooth Mountains
- Difficulty
- Class 3–4 scramble
What makes Granite Peak notable?
Montana’s technical state high point in the Beartooths.
Montana’s high point in the Beartooth Mountains, a technical scramble on solid granite.
After you check trip readiness for Granite Peak, explore the summit on PeakAtlas3D’s interactive 3D topographic map in the Beartooth Mountains, Montana, USA.
Closest places
- Red Lodge — Montana via US-212
- Cooke City — USA
- Columbus — USA
Notable trails & routes
- Froze-to-Death Plateau
- East Ridge