| Hardscrabble Peak | |
| Elevation Ft: | 9571 |
| Elevation Ref: | [1] |
| Prominence Ft: | 315 |
| Isolation Mi: | 1.43 |
| Parent Peak: | Sacagawea Peak[2] |
| Part Type: | Protected area |
| Part: | Gallatin National Forest |
| Country: | United States |
| State: | Montana |
| Region: | Gallatin |
| Region Type: | County |
| Map: | Montana#USA |
| Range: | Bridger Range Rocky Mountains |
| Coordinates: | 45.9143°N -110.9819°W |
| Coordinates Ref: | [3] |
| Topo: | USGS Sacagawea Peak |
| Age: | Mississippian |
| Rock: | Limestone of Madison Group[4] |
Hardscrabble Peak is a 9571feet mountain summit in Gallatin County, Montana, United States.
Hardscrabble Peak is the fourth-highest peak in the Bridger Range which is a subrange of the Rocky Mountains.[1] The peak is situated 16miles north of Bozeman in the Gallatin National Forest. Precipitation runoff from the mountain's east slope drains to Fairy Creek → Flathead Creek → Shields River → Yellowstone River, whereas the west slope drains into tributaries of the East Gallatin River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 2000abbr=offNaNabbr=off above Fairy Lake in 1.25miles. This mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names.[3] "Hardscrabble" is land that is rocky or of poor quality.
According to the Köppen climate classification system, the mountain is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with long, cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers.[5] Winter temperatures can drop below 0 °F with wind chill factors below −10 °F. Due to its altitude, it receives precipitation all year, as snow in winter and as thunderstorms in summer.