Hiking Granite Peak

The approach hike to the base no matter which route you take is an arduous trek.

Hiking granite peak.

Class 3 ice axe crampons. But views of pointed kaleetan peak deep blue crystal lake the climber dotted tooth and mount rainier dominating the skyline to the south make it all worth it. The astounding views from the summit of the granite mountain trail come at a price. Granite peak trail is a 19 4 mile moderately trafficked out and back trail located near fishtail montana that features beautiful wild flowers and is rated as difficult.

Granite peak no rope required montana state high point 17 20 jul 2012 by steve eckert. Besides some talus strewn class 3 and 4 climbing granite peak is notorious for the brutal thunderstorms that lash its slopes with predictable monotony on summer afternoons. The granite peak trail is included on summitpost primarily because it is the most common route to the summit of granite peak. 12 799 feet is hard.

The trail offers a number of activity options and is best used from april until september. Although climbing granite as a day hike is possible most climb it as an overnight trip using a high camp at one of a few very scenic places. It remains one of the most widely used trails in the trinity alps. Resembling a huge jagged meat cleaver this rugged and remote peak montana s highest is one of the most difficult of the state highpoints to climb.

Kalan used his phone to take a picture of the 65 year old man s gps coordinates to relay to rescuers. However it should be reiterated that it is in many ways a harder and inferior option to hiking up the stoney ridge trail to red mountain meadows and. Cairn mtn 12200 granite peak 12799 sorted filed as cairn granite place. Instead he told them his father had fallen while climbing granite peak and was injured.

The hike back down to the trailhead is a pounding test of endurance. Climbing granite peak is a time consuming endeavor which should not be taken lightly. Granite peak falls lead to death injuries daring rescue a pair of weekend climbing accidents in montana led to one death two injuries and a series of daring helicopter rescues carried out by a. The actual climb is a challenging ascent rated a class 4 in its upper reaches.