Montana County Trip Reports

Montana County Trip Reports

All Montana county highpoints were completed by Bob Packard as of 2004.
Jim Perkin's Montana Highpoints Journal (Microsoft Word)	Click on counties for highpoint information.
First Ascent List	Key to Montana map colors

Beaverhead County - Tweedy Mountain (11,154 feet)

Report 1 - Bob Packard (Summer 1997).
Report 2 - Andy Martin (July 2000).
Report 3 - Tim Worth (July 30, 2002).
Report 4 - Jim Perkins (June 16, 2007).

topo chart / aerial image

Big Horn County - unnamed on state line (9,257 feet)

Report 1 - Jerry Brekhus (July 2000).
Report 2 - Dave Covill (July 2000).
Report 3 - Dave Covill (July 21, 2002).
Report 4 - Adam Helman (July 31, 2007).

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Blaine County - unnamed point (5,960+ feet)

Report 1 - Bob Packard (July 14, 2002).

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Broadwater County - Mount Edith (9,480+ feet)

Report 1 - Jerry Brekhus (August 2, 2001).
Report 2 - Ben Knorr (June 30, 2006).
Report 3 - Andy Martin and John Hamann (August 15, 2007).
Report 4 - Edward Earl (July 11, 2008).

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Carbon County - BM Plateau on Castle Mountain (12,612 feet)

summitpost description

Report 1 - Bob Packard (September 5, 1997).
Report 2 - Tim Worth (August 14-17, 2005).
Report 3 - Adam Helman (August 19-22, 2006).

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Carter County - West Butte (4,450 feet)

Report 1 - David Olson (November 13, 1999).
Report 2 - Michael Schwartz (October 24, 2001).
Report 3 - Andy Martin (May 31, 2002).
Report 4 - Amanda Dinstel (August 29, 2006). <-- landowner's description and request

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Cascade County - Long Mountain (8,621 feet)

Report 1 - Tim Worth (July 13, 2003).
Report 2 - Dick Johnson (August 8, 2004).
Report 3 - Adam Helman (July 5, 2008).

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Chouteau County - Highwood Baldy (7,670 feet)

Report 1 - Bob Packard (September 7, 1997).
Report 2 - Jerry and Betty Brekhus (July 27, 2006).
Report 3 - Andy Martin and John Hamann (August 16, 2007).
Report 4 - Adam Helman (July 8, 2008).

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Custer County - unnamed area (3,780+ feet)

Report 1 - Jerry Brekhus (May 21, 2001).
Report 2 - Andy Martin (May 31, 2002).
Report 3 - Bob Packard (July 10, 2002).
Report 4 - Adam Helman (June 24, 2006).

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Daniels County - spot elevation (3,132 feet)

Report 1 - Jerry Brekhus (September 23, 2001).

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Dawson County - spot elevation (3,474 feet) and several areas (3,460+ feet)

Report 1 - Bob Packard (July 11, 2002).
Report 2 - Adam Helman (May 30, 2005).

spot elevation 3474 area 2 area 3 area 4 area 5 area 6

Deer Lodge County - West Goat Peak (10,793 feet)

summitpost description

Report 1 - Bob Packard (July 19, 2002).
Report 2 - Tim Worth (August 22, 2002).
Report 3 - Jim Perkins (May 11, 2007).

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Fallon County - two points (3,620+ feet)

Report 1 - Jobe Wymore, Pat Wymore, Julie Kawa (May 10, 2002).
Report 2 - Edward Earl (April 30, 2008).

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Fergus County - Greathouse Peak (8,681 feet) and Old Baldy (8,680+ feet)

Report 1 - Bob Packard (Summer 1997).
Report 2 - Jerry Brekhus (July 11-12, 2001).
Report 3 - Tim Worth (July 1-2, 2003).
Report 4 - Adam Helman (July 6 and 7, 2008).

Greathouse Peak Old Baldy

Flathead County - Mount Stimson (10,142 feet)

Report 1 - Jim Egan (July 23, 1998).
Report 2 - Tim Worth (January 2004). <-- commentary
Report 3 - Bob Packard (August 4-6, 2004).
Report 4 - Greg Slayden (August 10-14, 2008). <-- completely new route

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Gallatin County - Wilson Peak (10,705 feet)

Report 1 - Tim Worth (July 28, 2002).
Report 2 - Matt Squires (July 15, 2007).

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Garfield County - two points (3,660+ feet)

Report 1 - Andy Martin (June 2, 2002).
Report 2 - Bob Packard (July 11, 2002).

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Glacier County - Mount Cleveland (10,466 feet)

Report 1 - Jim Egan (September 2, 1997).
Report 2 - Dave Covill (August 2003).
Report 3 - Vernon Garner (September 5-8, 2007). <-- long download time

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Golden Valley County - unnamed point on north county line (8,640+ feet)

Report 1 - Jerry Brekhus (July 11, 2001).
Report 2 - Tim Worth (July 1-2, 2003).
Report 3 - Adam Helman (July 7, 2008).

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Granite County - Warren Peak (10,463 feet)

summitpost description

Report 1 - Daniel Fleischmann (July and August 2001).
Report 2 - Bob Packard (July 21, 2002).
Report 3 - Tim Worth (August 21, 2002).
Report 4 - Jim Perkins (July 7, 2007).

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Hill County - Baldy Mountain (6,916 feet)

Report 1 - Bob Packard (July 14, 2002).
Report 2 - anonymous (June 29, 2006).
Report 3 - Dick Johnson (August 2, 2006).

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Jefferson County - Crow Peak (9,415 feet) and Elkhorn Peak (9,400+ feet)

Report 1 - Tim Worth (July 16, 2003).
Report 2 - Jim Perkins (May 18, 2007).

Crow Peak Elkhorn Peak

Judith Basin County - Big Baldy Mountain (9,175 feet)

Report 1 - Tim Worth (July 14, 2003).
Report 2 - Andy Martin and John Hamann (August 15, 2007).
Report 3 - Adam Helman (July 5, 2008).

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Lake County - McDonald Peak (9,820 feet)

summitpost description

Report 1 - Bob Packard (October 13, 2002).
Report 2 - Adam Helman (July 12, 2008).

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Lewis and Clark County - Red Mountain (9,411 feet)

Report 1 - Bob Packard (August 25, 2001).
Report 2 - Tim Worth (July 19, 2008).

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Liberty County - Mount Brown (6,958 feet)

Report 1 - Jerry Brekhus (November 21, 2004).
Report 2 - Adam Helman (July 10, 2008).

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Lincoln County - Snowshoe Peak (8,738 feet)

summitpost description

Report 1 - Bob Packard (August 16, 2000).
Report 2 - Ben Knorr (July 23, 2005).
Report 3 - Adam Helman (July 14, 2008).

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McCone County - unnamed area (3,440+ feet)

Report 1 - Bob Packard (July 12, 2002).
Report 2 - Adam Helman (June 26, 2006).

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Madison County - Koch Peak (11,293 feet) and Hilgard Peak (11,280+ feet)

summitpost description (Koch Peak)
summitpost description (Hilgard Peak)

Report 1 - Bob Packard (Summer 1997).
Report 2 - Dave Covill (August 28-30, 2001).
Report 3 - Bob Packard (September 1, 2001).
Report 4 - Jim Perkins (August 11, 2007).
Report 5 - Jim Perkins (September 9, 2007).

Koch Peak Hilgard Peak area 1 Hilgard Peak area 2

Meagher County - Mount Edith (9,480+ feet)

Report 1 - Jerry Brekhus (August 2, 2001).
Report 2 - Ben Knorr (June 30, 2006).
Report 3 - Andy Martin and John Hamann (August 15, 2007).
Report 4 - Edward Earl (July 11, 2008).

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Mineral County - BM Quartz (7,770 feet)

Report 1 - Bob Packard (September 3, 2001).
Report 2 - Tim Worth (July 29, 2004).
Report 3 - Ben Knorr (July 24, 2005).
Report 4 - Tyler Nimke (July 28, 2007).

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Missoula County - Peak X (9,369 feet)

Report 1 - Bob Packard (July 30, 2002).
Report 2 - Jim Perkins (July 21, 2007).

topo chart / aerial image (shown as "Lowary Peak")

Musselshell County - north and west county line (4,900+ feet)

Report 1 - Jerry Brekhus (March 19, 2001).

area 1 area 2

Park County - Granite Peak (12,799 feet and State Highpoint)

summitpost description

Report 1 - Scott Surgent (August 3-6, 2002).
Report 2 - Dave Covill (August 3-6, 2002).
Report 3 - Ron Tagliapietra (August 19-20, 2005).

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Petroleum County - spot elevation (4,032 feet) and two points (4,020+ feet)

Report 1 - Ken Oeser (May 5, 2002).

spot elevation area 1 area 2