Baldy Mountain
Idaho
Free — you'll pick up right here.
2.0 mi
Distance
1,615 ft
Gain
1h 30m
Time
No verdict for this trail
We won't guess. Here is exactly what we do and don't know.
What we do know
Inside Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest
2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.
Boundary data
What's missing
No access route mapped
We don't yet know which road reaches this trailhead, so we can't tell you if it's gated.
Nobody's filed a report here yet — be the first.
Why you'll love it
Here's your day, mapped
Baldy Mountain
Suggested plan · check conditions before you go
Meals
Gear for the day
Elevation & route
- Distance
- 2.0 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,615 ft
- Elevation loss
- 1,615 ft
- Highest point
- 6,596 ft
- Lowest point
- 5,181 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Dogs
- unknown
- Bikes
- no
About this trail
Baldy Mountain is a 4.0-mile out-and-back trail in Idaho with 1,615 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 6,596 feet.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- Starts at
- 5,181 ft
- High point
- 6,596 ft
- Total climbing
- 1,615 ft
- Total descent
- 1,615 ft
- Steepest stretch
- 30% grade around mile 1.6 on the way out
- Length (round trip)
- 4 mi
- Shape
- Out and back
It rolls up and down the whole way rather than holding one long climb.
Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)
When to go
Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Dixie N, ID weather station, 30 mi away. High / low in °F.
- Jan31° high5° low
- Feb33° high8° low
- Mar38° high13° low
- Apr46° high20° low
- May57° high28° low
- Jun64° high35° low
- Jul76° high39° low
- Aug76° high36° low
- Sep65° high31° low
- Oct52° high24° low
- Nov36° high14° low
- Dec28° high5° low
Where it is
- Moose Creek Ranger District · Ranger district
- Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest · National forest
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Conditions
Active alerts for Moose Creek Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:
caution · posted Aug 24, 2026
Selway Falls Campground Closure
caution · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- BOUNDARY RIDGEHiking1.7 mi
- KAY CREEKHiking1.8 mi
- TRAPPER CREEKHiking3.4 mi
- RADCLIFF CREEKHiking3.4 mi
- Newsome CreekCanoeing6.2 mi
- Sing LeeCamping7.3 mi
- Oxbow CampsiteCamping8.9 mi
- O'Hara Saddle CampgroundCamping9.2 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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