Races
Crazy Mountain
Wilsall to Lennep. Off-trail scree, cairns, mountain passes. Conical Pass at 10,200 feet is the cutoff.
100 mi+31,368 ft-32,011 ft36 hours5,141 ft to 9,944 fttech 10/1010 stationslotteryqualifier requiredmandatory kitWSER qualifierJuly
Distance100 mi
Gain+31,368 ft
Loss-32,011 ft
Altitude5,141 ft to 9,944 ft
Technicality10/10
Air30°F to 90°F
- Start5,807 ft
- High9,944 ft
- Low5,164 ft
- Finish5,164 ft
- Aid 1 at mile 12, cutoff 6 hours
- Aid 2 at mile 24, cutoff 10 hours
- Aid 3 at mile 36, cutoff 14 hours
- Aid 4 at mile 48, cutoff 18 hours
- Aid 5 at mile 60, cutoff 22 hours
- Aid 6 at mile 72, cutoff 26 hours
- Aid 7 at mile 84, cutoff 30 hours
- Finish at mile 100, cutoff 36 hours
Terrain
Field, 2026 · 5-year samplescraped
Starters200
Finish rate70%
Median32:39
Sub-241
Geometryderived
Steepest drop1,909 ft-17.1% over 2.1 mi
Night miles30 misunset near 20:00 local
Time over 8k ft22%
Weather at the cruxderived
At hour 8 of race, feels like 39 C (94 F).Sample of 7 race days, medium confidence.At hour 8 of race, apparent temperature P90 is 39 C / 101 F.
Course records
Men20:41:51Brandon Benefield
Women25:06:10Rachel Entrekin
The cruxConical Pass. Trackless scree and cairns.
Course DNA
The Course
Westling Ranch to Berg. Off-trail scree. Cairns. Mountain passes. No trail on the high line. You hunt cairns across sliding alpine scree. Conical Pass sits at 10,200 feet. Low 5,800. Porcupine to Ibex is 13.3 miles with no aid. Trail 70 percent, jeep 20, paved 10.
The Work
Ankles take the tax. Off-trail traversing on angled scree loads calves and hips all day. The climbs are hypoxic. You need vertical power in thin air, not road fitness. Single-leg balance. Loaded step-ups. Long hikes on ungroomed rock.
Kit
Technical shoes with a rock guard. Carbide-tip poles that bite scree. A squeeze filter (Katadyn BeFree) for alpine streams. Porcupine to Ibex will empty you if you skip the creeks.
Race Day
Conserve out of Westling Ranch. Do not run dry between Porcupine and Ibex. Power-hike the steep lines. Place your feet. Conical Pass is where the cutoff bites. No cell. Crew drives rough ranch roads to Westling and Berg. Pacers at Halfmoon and Sunlight need mountain legs. Keep the handoff under 15 minutes. Warm. Then leave.
Results
Crazy Mountain finish lines.
Winner: Pete Behrends, 22:46:25.
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Sources (3)
- Field stats (2026): https://ultrasignup.com/results_event.aspx?did=128954
- Course record (M): https://ultrasignup.com/results_event.aspx?did=118274
- Course record (F): https://ultrasignup.com/results_event.aspx?did=107439