Tag: Montana

Crazy Mountains

🏔️ Overview The Crazy Mountains, commonly called the Crazies, are a compact, rugged mountain range in south-central Montana. Rising abruptly from the surrounding plains and river valleys, they form one of Montana’s most distinctive island mountain ranges—a mountain group separated from the main spine of the Rocky Mountains by comparatively low terrain. The range belongs …

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Cabinet Mountains

🏔️ Overview The Cabinet Mountains are a rugged mountain range of the northern Rocky Mountains extending across northwestern Montana and into the Idaho Panhandle. Although their summits are considerably lower than the famous fourteeners of Colorado, the Cabinets rise steeply above deep river valleys and contain some of the wildest mountain country in the northwestern …

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The States & Provinces of the North American Rocky Mountains

As the second longest mountain range in the world, the Rocky Mountains are quite good at covering distance. From their northern terminus in Canada to their southern end in New Mexico, the Rocky Mountains stretch for just over 3,000 miles. This allows them to grace a number of different American states and Canadian provinces. While …

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