Highland Mountains
Highland Mountains Location in Montana
Highest point
Peak	Table Mountain
Elevation	10,223 ft (3,116 m)
Coordinates	45°43′34″N 112°28′44″W / 45.72611°N 112.47889°W / 45.72611; -112.47889
Geography
Country	United States
State	Montana

The Highland Mountains, highest point Table Mountain, el. 10,223 feet (3,116 m),^[1] are a small mountain range southwest of Whitehall, Montana in Silver Bow and Madison County, Montana.

The Continental Divide winds through the range. A 21,000-acre roadless area encompasses the core of the range, which includes Red Mountain, also over 10,000'.^[2] Nutritious alpine forage in the Highlands gives area bighorn sheep the fastest horn growth of any herd in Montana.^[2] The green-tinted waters of Emerald Lake provide a nice contrast to the red rock of Red Mountain.^[2] A smaller roadless area of about 10,000 acres in the Basin Creek drainage protects Butte's municipal watershed.^[2] Lodgepole pine and Douglas-fir are common tree species.^[2]

Highland Mountains from Twin Bridges, Montana, January 2015

See also

• List of mountain ranges in Montana

Notes