Callistemon montanus C.T.White ex S.T.Blake Melaleuca montana, commonly known as mountain bottlebrush, is a plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to the Border Ranges area of New South Wales and Queensland in Australia.

[3][4] The flowers are a shade of red to crimson and arranged in spikes on the sides of the branches.

The petals are 4.2–6.2 mm (0.17–0.24 in) long, densely hairy on the outer surface and fall off as the flower ages.

[5][6] The specific epithet (montana) is a Latin word meaning "of mountains"[7] in reference to the habitat of this species.

It grows in forest and heath in shallow soils on cliff tops and edges.