Leggat Mountain

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Tobacco Root Mountains

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Leggat Mountain

Page Type: Mountain/Rock

Location: Montana, United States, North America

Lat/Lon: 45.51387°N / 112.01772°W

County: Madison

Activities: Hiking, Bouldering, Scrambling

Season: Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Elevation: 10216 ft / 3114 m

Page By: torreyr

Created/Edited: Oct 6, 2006 / Oct 10, 2006

Object ID: 232325

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Neighboring peaks and other side trips

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Overview

Leggat Peak from opposit ridge above Gneiss Lake

Leggat Peak looms over beautiful Gneiss Lake in the Tobacco Root Mountains near the town of Sheridan, MT. This peak is often overshadowed by more prominent nearby peaks such as the Branham Peaks, Lady of the Lake Peak, and Mount Bradley. However, this is a fantastic and fairly easy scramble which offer great views of the Gallatin, Bridger, and Anaconda-Pintler mountains in all directions; not to mention the great views of the rest of the Tobacco Roots.

Getting There

Leggat Peak, both sides of the peak can be easily climbed

Follow the well-marked road from Sheridan, MT that leads to Balanced Rock Campground. Drive to the end of this well-maintained dirt road where it ends at Branham Lakes. From here, an easy bushwhack to the rocky ridge that is highly visible to the east will get you right above Gneiss Lake. From here, simply climb down to Gneiss Lake and either scramble up the north side of the peak, or hike behind it to hit the saddle between Leggat Peak and an unnamed peak to the east. Both routes are fairly easy .

Red Tape

always be aware of any camping or fire restrictions

Camping

There is a fairly well-maintain campground at the Branham Lakes as well as numerous campsites surrounding the two lakes. Gniess Lake offer fair camping but is quite exposed with very few trees.

Neighboring peaks and other side trips

There are three nearby peaks around Leggat Mountain.

1. The peak directly east of Leggat Mountain is a noname peak of about the same elevation as Leggat. It looks to be a more difficult climb from the saddle between the two, but could be a very interesting climb.

The unnamed peak to the east of Leggat Mountain

2. Beyond that peak, there is another point that is 10,089 ft. Although I have not seen the route to this point, judging from topo maps it looks doable and could offer better views of the canyons that were passed on the drive to Branham Lakes.

3. Point 9926 lies could be climbed from the first saddle above Gniess Lake that one comes to before dropping down to Gniess. It appears to be a fairly easy scramble.

Gneiss Lake has a good population of plump trout which eager to feed. A trip to Leggat Mountain on a good day should include a stop at this lake for a bit of fishing before climbing the peak(s).

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