List of mountain ranges in Montana

This is a list of mountain ranges in the state of Montana. Montana is the fourth largest state in the United States and is well known for its mountains. The name "Montana" means "mountainous" in Latin. Representative James Mitchell Ashley (R-Ohio), suggested the name when legislation organizing the territory was passed by the United States Congress in 1864. Ashley noted that a mining camp in the Colorado Territory had already used the name, and Congress agreed to use the name for the new territory.

According to the United States Board on Geographic Names, there are at least 100 named mountain ranges and sub-ranges in Montana. However, mountain ranges have no official boundaries, and there is no official list of mountain ranges in the state.

List of mountain ranges
The mountain ranges below are listed by name, county, coordinates, and average elevation as recorded by the U.S. Geological Survey. Sub-ranges are indented below the name of the primary range. Some of these ranges extend into Wyoming, Idaho, and Canada.


 * Absaroka Range; Park County, Montana; 43.96111°N, -109.33917°W; 13140 ft
 * Anaconda Range; Deer Lodge County, Montana; 45.98111°N, -113.44222°W; 10197 ft
 * Badger Hills; Big Horn County, Montana; 44.97806°N, -106.67833°W; 4655 ft
 * Bears Paw Mountains; Blaine & Hill County, Montana; 48.20833°N, -109.5175°W; 4623 ft
 * Beartooth Mountains; Park County, Montana; 45.16333°N, -109.80806°W; 12693 ft
 * Beaverhead Mountains; Lemhi County, Idaho; 44.35472°N, -112.8225°W; 11352 ft
 * Big Belt Mountains Broadwater County, Montana; 46.45417°N, -111.26444°W; 7385 ft
 * Big Horn Mountains; Big Horn County, Montana; 45.25056°N, -107.93389°W; 4734 ft
 * Big Sheep Mountains; Dawson County, Montana; 47.31611°N, -105.29222°W; 2900 ft
 * Big Snowy Mountains; Fergus County, Montana; 46.70833°N, -109.22444°W; 6673 ft
 * Bitterroot Range; Clearwater County, Idaho; 46.73556°N, -115.4075°W; 7126 ft
 * Bitterroot Mountains; Mineral County, Montana; 47.1025°N, -115.15917°W; 7208 ft
 * Grave Creek Range;   Missoula County, Montana; 46.83583°N, -114.31167°W; 6135 ft
 * Black Reef; Lewis and Clark County, Montana; 47.59139°N, -112.85444°W; 6378 ft
 * Boulder Hills; Jefferson County, Montana; 46.32444°N, -112.07111°W; 5768 ft
 * Boulder Mountains; Deer Lodge County, Montana; 46.55°N, -112.35083°W; 6096 ft
 * Bridger Range; Gallatin County, Montana; 45.88861°N, -110.95833°W; 8747 ft
 * Bull Mountains; Musselshell County, Montana; 46.33333°N, -108.25083°W; 3845 ft
 * Butcher Hills; Carter County, Montana; 45.17556°N, -104.36639°W; 3553 ft
 * Cabinet Mountains; Sanders County, Montana; 48.16667°N, -115.83444°W; 4058 ft
 * Calderwood Hills; Valley County, Montana; 48.46333°N, -106.39778°W; 2799 ft
 * Castle Mountains; Meagher County, Montana; 46.46972°N, -110.765°W; 8117 ft
 * Cayuse Hills; Sweet Grass County, Montana; 46.07889°N, -109.7°W; 5079 ft
 * Centennial Mountains; Clark County, Idaho; 44.56222°N, -111.50472°W; 10177 ft
 * Eastern Centennial Mountains;  Clark County, Idaho; 44.56222°N, -111.50472°W; 10180 ft
 * Western Centennial Mountains; Clark County, Idaho; 44.55139°N, -111.87083°W; 9390 ft
 * Chalk Buttes; Carter County, Montana; 45.73417°N, -104.68639°W; 4134 ft
 * Coeur d'Alene Mountains; Sanders County, Montana; 47.75°N, -116.00111°W; 3497 ft
 * Crazy Mountains; Park County, Montana; 46.16667°N, -110.50083°W; 11214 ft
 * Dahl Hills; Valley County, Montana; 48.78306°N, -106.58083°W; 3245 ft
 * Dickie Hills; Silver Bow County, Montana; 45.86861°N, -113.04667°W; 7831 ft
 * Dry Range; Meagher County, Montana; 46.8°N, -111.28417°W; 6152 ft
 * Ekalaka Hills; Carter County, Montana; 45.87667°N, -104.47167°W; 3720 ft
 * Elkhorn Mountains; Jefferson County, Montana; 46.48056°N, -111.87611°W; 4944 ft
 * Flathead Alps; Powell County, Montana; 47.51111°N, -113.15667°W; 8337 ft
 * Flathead Range; Flathead County, Montana; 48.26667°N, -113.73417°W; 6102 ft
 * Flattops; Carter County, Montana; 45.31667°N, -104.68972°W; 3835 ft
 * Flint Creek Range; Granite County, Montana; 46.36667°N, -113.10917°W; 6542 ft
 * Franklin Hills;  Sweet Grass County, Montana; 46.05361°N, -109.89083°W; 4879 ft
 * Gallatin Range; Gallatin County, Montana; 45.31361°N, -111.07889°W; 9737 ft
 * Gallatin Range; Park County, Wyoming; 44.91667°N, -110.88417°W; 9003 ft
 * Garnet Range; Powell County, Montana; 46.72167°N, -112.95917°W; 6014 ft
 * Granite Range;   Stillwater County, Montana; 45.26°N, -109.83028°W; 11092 ft
 * Gravelly Range;   Madison County, Montana; 45.08917°N, -111.85694°W; 8258 ft
 * Greenhorn Range;   Madison County, Montana; 45.10889°N, -111.96806°W; 8622 ft
 * Henrys Lake Mountains; Madison County, Montana; 44.78111°N, -111.4°W; 10148 ft
 * Highland Mountains; Madison County, Montana; 45.72611°N, -112.47889°W; 9081 ft
 * Highwood Mountains  Chouteau County, Montana; 47.46306°N, -110.56083°W; 5148 ft
 * Honeycomb Hills; Powder River County, Montana; 45.60194°N, -105.00583°W; 3094 ft
 * Horn Mountains;  Madison County, Montana; 44.74111°N, -111.50028°W; 7638 ft
 * Horseshoe Hills; Gallatin County, Montana; 46.02361°N, -111.2725°W; 6673 ft
 * Humbolt Hills; Carter County, Montana; 45.82472°N, -104.10667°W; 3314 ft
 * John Long Mountains;  Granite County, Montana; 46.43778°N, -113.44778°W; 7923 ft
 * Judith Mountains;  Fergus County, Montana; 47.21889°N, -109.22861°W; 6017 ft
 * Larb Hills;   Phillips County, Montana; 48.34583°N, -107.38389°W; 2549 ft
 * Lewis Range;   Glacier County, Montana; 48.88333°N, -113.85083°W; 8172 ft
 * Lewis and Clark Range;  Powell County, Montana; 47.50028°N, -113.13417°W; 7109 ft
 * Limestone Hills;   Broadwater County, Montana; 46.24972°N, -111.62611°W; 4977 ft
 * Little Belt Mountains;   Meagher County, Montana; 46.83806°N, -110.71833°W; 8195 ft
 * Little Rocky Mountains;   Blaine County, Montana; 48.00944°N, -108.60194°W; 4531 ft
 * Little Snowy Mountains;   Fergus County, Montana; 46.7575°N, -109.16°W; 5978 ft
 * Little Wolf Mountains;   Big Horn County, Montana; 45.8425°N, -106.91083°W; 4800 ft
 * Livingston Range;   Glacier County, Montana; 48.96306°N, -114.02389°W; 9321 ft
 * Long Pines;  Carter County, Montana; 45.68889°N, -104.22833°W; 4094 ft
 * Madison Range;   Madison County, Montana; 45.25°N, -111.50083°W; 9308 ft
 * Spanish Peaks; Madison County, Montana; 45.38694°N, -111.4275°W; 8441 ft
 * The Wedge; Madison County, Montana; 45.02972°N, -111.51306°W; 10548 ft
 * Milk River Hills;   McCone County, Montana; 48.02861°N, -106.30194°W; 2644 ft
 * Mission Range;   Lake County, Montana; 47.81111°N, -113.925°W; 6063 ft
 * North Hills;  Missoula County, Montana; 46.91389°N, -114.00639°W; 3556 ft
 * North Moccasin Mountains; Fergus County, Montana; 47.29639°N, -109.485°W; 5384 ft
 * Opheim Hills;  Valley County, Montana; 48.88194°N, -106.5125°W; 3304 ft
 * Papoose Hills;  Valley County, Montana; 48.65833°N, -107.08972°W; 2815 ft
 * Park Hills;   Meagher County, Montana; 46.61278°N, -110.92194°W; 6260 ft
 * Pike Creek Hills;  Petroleum County, Montana; 46.835°N, -108.61083°W; 3707 ft
 * Piney Buttes;  Garfield County, Montana; 47.45833°N, -106.78389°W; 2651 ft
 * Pioneer Mountains; Beaverhead County, Montana; 45.49861°N, -112.97361°W; 10065 ft
 * Pryor Mountains  Big Horn County, Montana and Carbon County, Montana; 45.25°N, -108.50056°W; 6417 ft
 * Purcell Mountains;  Lincoln County, Montana; 48.96333°N, -115.96833°W; 7707 ft
 * Rattlesnake Mountains (Montana); Lake County, Montana and Missoula County, Montana; 47.095°N, -113.92278°W; 8620 ft
 * Rocky Hills; Beaverhead County, Montana; 45.07028°N, -112.97889°W; 6916 ft
 * Ruby Range; Madison County, Montana; 45.28417°N, -112.23444°W; 8727 ft
 * Salish Mountains; Lincoln County, Montana; 48.26667°N, -114.73444°W; 5049 ft
 * Sapphire Mountains  Ravalli County, Montana; 46.25°N, -113.75083°W; 7582 ft
 * Sawtooth Range;  Teton County, Montana; 47.8°N, -112.79361°W; 7877 ft
 * Smoky Range; Flathead County, Montana; 48.53722°N, -114.25472°W; 7100 ft
 * Snowcrest Range; Madison County, Montana; 44.84278°N, -112.09472°W; 9846 ft
 * South Hills;  Missoula County, Montana; 46.825°N, -114.01472°W; 3592 ft
 * South Moccasin Mountains; Fergus County, Montana; 47.1725°N, -109.52389°W; 4951 ft
 * Spear Hills;  Powder River County, Montana; 45.01528°N, -105.87944°W; 3694 ft
 * Spokane Hills;  Lewis and Clark County, Montana; 46.61722°N, -111.77056°W; 4058 ft
 * Swan Range; Flathead County, Montana; 47.725°N, -113.62639°W; 7385 ft
 * Sweet Grass Hills; Liberty County, Montana and Toole County, Montana; 48.84722°N, -111.37528°W; 6309 ft
 * Taylor Hills; Carter County, Montana; 45.65472°N, -104.46306°W; 3474 ft
 * Tendoy Mountains; Beaverhead County, Montana; 44.74361°N, -112.80722°W; 7854 ft
 * The Pine Hills; Custer County, Montana; 46.42417°N, -105.57833°W; 3202 ft
 * The Pinnacles; Cascade County, Montana; 47.04806°N, -111.64306°W; 6545 ft
 * Thoeny Hills;  Phillips County, Montana; 48.89222°N, -107.37083°W; 3104 ft
 * Three Buttes; Blaine County, Montana; 48.17611°N, -108.75°W; 3848 ft
 * Tobacco Root Mountains  Madison County, Montana; 45.55444°N, -111.97444°W; 7497 ft
 * Whitefish Range; Flathead County, Montana; 48.63306°N, -114.49528°W; 6982 ft
 * Wilson Range; Glacier County, Montana; 48.98333°N, -113.83417°W; 7119 ft
 * Wolf Mountains; Big Horn County, Montana; 45.19611°N, -107.14083°W; 4842 ft