Spanish Peaks
Spanish Peaks is located in Montana
Spanish Peaks
Spanish Peaks
Highest point
PeakGallatin Peak
Elevation11,015 ft (3,357 m)
Coordinates45°23′13″N 111°25′39″W / 45.38694°N 111.42750°W / 45.38694; -111.42750
Geography
CountryUnited States
StateMontana
Parent rangeMadison Range
Geology
Type of rock1.6 billion year-old Gneiss
"Climbing" of Gallatin Peak in 1922 by the Triangulation party of William M. Scaife.

The Spanish Peaks, avg el. 8,441 feet (2,573 m),[1] is a mountain range between Bozeman, Montana and Ennis, Montana in Gallatin and Madison County, Montana. It is a sub-range of the much larger Madison Range, itself a sub-range of the Rocky Mountains. The hydrological divide of the range serves as the border between Gallatin and Madison County, Montana. The Spanish Peaks are made up of 1.6 billion year-old gneiss, making them the oldest peaks in the Madison Range, predating the rest of the range by 50-60 million years. Gallatin Peak, el. 11,015 ft., is the highest peak in the group.

See also

Notes

  1. "Spanish Peaks". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
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