The Crazy Mountains, often called the Crazies, is a mountain range in the Central Montana Alkalic Province in the U.S. state of Montana. They are a part of the northern Rocky Mountains.

The Crazy Mountains are a distinct, stand-alone mountain range in southwestern Montana, close to Livingston and Big Timber. The range is a small section of the northern Rocky Mountains stretching for 30 miles between the Yellowstone and Musselshell Rivers.

The South Crazy Mountains Recommended Wilderness Area includes Iddings Peak, Crazy Lake, and Swamp Lake. The Forest Service also designated 30,642 acres as a backcountry area, allowing foot and stock use only and prohibiting motorized use and mountain biking.

2024年11月21日 · Encompassing an area roughly 30 by 15 miles in size, the Crazies are Montana’s most impressive island range. With 23 summits that exceed 10,000 feet in elevation, the highest of which is Crazy Peak (11,214 feet), the Crazies also are Montana’s third-highest mountain range.

Crossing the vast eastern plains of Montana on their way to resettle in Oregon, the hardy family of five came under the shadow of the vast Crazy Mountains. They were in awe at the enormity of this range rising sharply and steeply before them, towering more …

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Twin Lakes are probably the most popular hiking destination in Montana’s Crazy Mountains. The Crazy Mountains are an island mountain range north of Interstate 90 in the Livingston/Big Timber area. The trailhead for hiking to Twin Lakes is located in …

Crazy Mountains, mountain segment of the northern Rocky Mountains in south-central Montana, U.S. The Crazies extend for 30 miles (48 km) between the Musselshell and Yellowstone rivers. The Crazies are characterized by extremely jagged summits and steep slopes.

Located to the east of Bozeman, the Crazy Mountains ("Crazies") are home to mountain goats and wolverines, alpine lakes, and are drier and less densely forested than most other Montana ranges due to their easterly location.

Dubbed the "Crazy Woman Mountains" by Native Americans on occasion, these peaks culminate in the towering Crazy Peak at 11,214 feet, boasting 25 pinnacles soaring beyond 10,000 feet. Shaped by the forces of ice, wind, and water erosion, the range is adorned with over 40 jewel-like lakes scattered amidst sharp, saw-toothed ridges and alpine basins.