Silver Run Loop 1 Ski
Montana
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0.3 mi
Distance
71 ft
Gain
No verdict for this trail
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What we do know
Inside Custer Gallatin National Forest
2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.
Boundary data
What's missing
No access route mapped
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Silver Run Loop 1 Ski
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 0.3 mi
- Elevation gain
- 71 ft
- Elevation loss
- 0 ft
- Highest point
- 6,755 ft
- Lowest point
- 6,669 ft
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Photos
Directions & GPX
About this trail
Silver Run Loop 1 Ski is a short 0.26-mile trail at Basin Lakes Trailhead in Montana with 79 feet of elevation gain. The trail is managed by the Forest Service as part of the Basin Lakes Trailhead system.
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
Facts about this trail
The climb
- Starts at
- 6,683 ft
- High point
- 6,755 ft
- Total climbing
- 71 ft
- Total descent
- 0 ft
- Steepest stretch
- 6% grade around mile 0.2 from the start
- Length
- 0.3 mi
Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)
When to go
Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Red Lodge, MT weather station, 5.3 mi away. High / low in °F.
- Jan37° high14° low
- Feb37° high14° low
- Mar46° high22° low
- Apr53° high28° low
- May62° high37° low
- Jun72° high44° low
- Jul81° high50° low
- Aug81° high49° low
- Sep71° high42° low
- Oct56° high31° low
- Nov43° high21° low
- Dec36° high14° low
The station sits about 1,100 ft lower than this spot, so expect it to run cooler up here.
Where it is
- Beartooth Ranger District · Ranger district
- Custer Gallatin National Forest · National forest
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Conditions
Active alerts for Beartooth Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:
caution · posted Aug 24, 2026
critical · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- Silver Run TrailHiking0.3 mi
- Silver Run Ski TrailCross-country skiing0.4 mi
- BasinCamping1.6 mi
- Ovens, TheRock climbing2.6 mi
- Palisades CampgroundCamping2.8 mi
- Rock CreekCanoeing3.5 mi
- Headstrong ButtressRock climbing4.4 mi
- ParksideLake fishing6.8 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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