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Absaroka Range

Range Type	Mountain range with well-recognized name
Highest Point	Francs Peak (13,153 ft/4009 m)
Countries	United States
States/Provinces	Wyoming (74%), Montana (26%) (numbers are approximate percentage of range area)
Area	15,982 sq mi / 41,394 sq km Area may include lowland areas
Extent	194 mi / 312 km North-South 149 mi / 239 km East-West
Center Lat/Long	44° 27' N; 109° 25' W
Map Link	Microsoft Bing Map
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Map of Absaroka Range
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Note: Range borders shown on map are an approximation and are not authoritative.
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Other Ranges: To go to pages for other ranges either click on the map above, or on range names in the hierarchy snapshot below, which show the parent, siblings, and children of the Absaroka Range.

Greater Yellowstone Rockies	Level 3 (Parent)
Teton Range-Yellowstone Area	Level 4 (Sibling)
Absaroka Range	Level 4
Northern Absaroka Range	Level 5 (Child)
Beartooth Mountains	Level 5 (Child)
Central Absaroka Range	Level 5 (Child)
Southern Absaroka Range	Level 5 (Child)
Washakie Range	Level 5 (Child)
Owl Creek Mountains	Level 5 (Child)
Bighorn Mountains	Level 4 (Sibling)
Wind River Range	Level 4 (Sibling)
Great Divide Basin Area	Level 4 (Sibling)

Major Peaks of the Absaroka Range

Ten Highest Peaks
Rank	Peak Name	ft	m	Range5
1.	Francs Peak	13,153	4009	Southern Absaroka Range
2.	Granite Peak	12,799	3901	Beartooth Mountains
3.	Mount Wood	12,660	3859	Beartooth Mountains
4.	Peak 12,635	12,635	3851	Southern Absaroka Range
5.	Castle Mountain	12,612	3844	Beartooth Mountains
6.	Whitetail Peak	12,551	3826	Beartooth Mountains
7.	Silver Run Peak	12,542	3823	Beartooth Mountains
8.	Castle Rock Spire	12,540	3822	Beartooth Mountains
9.	Washakie Needles	12,518	3815	Washakie Range
10.	Tempest Mountain	12,469	3801	Beartooth Mountains
Sub-peaks are excluded from this list. List may not be complete, since only summits in the PBC Database are included.

Child Range High Points
Rank	Peak Name	ft	m	Range5
1.	Francs Peak	13,153	4009	Southern Absaroka Range
2.	Granite Peak	12,799	3901	Beartooth Mountains
3.	Washakie Needles	12,518	3815	Washakie Range
4.	Trout Peak	12,244	3732	Central Absaroka Range
5.	Tumble Mountain	11,314	3449	Northern Absaroka Range
6.	Owl Creek Mountains High Point	9874	3010	Owl Creek Mountains

Photos of Peaks in the Absaroka Range

Granite Peak: Granite Peak under ominous leaden clouds, from the slope of Froze-to-Death plateau.

Castle Mountain: Castle Mountain from Sundance Mountain - August 2004. Photo from Summitpost.com, courtesy of Jason Maehl.

Washakie Needles: A climber heads towards the crags of Wyoming's Washakie Needles.

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