Blowout Mountain
Idaho
Free — you'll pick up right here.
2.5 mi
Distance
1,540 ft
Gain
1h 30m
Time
Conditions: Blocked
for hike, todayAn agency closure order is in effect for this area; weather is good
2 factors · 2 sources
Newest 10 h ago · oldest 11 h
problem: Agency alerts
4 active alerts in Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest; most severe: Updated 250 Road Closure
USFSPosted Sep 15 · checked 11 h ago
clear: Weather
Clouds, high 65°F / low 37°F, 0% precip — 98/100 for hike
OpenWeather10 h ago
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Why you'll love it
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Blowout Mountain
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 2.5 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,540 ft
- Elevation loss
- 1,540 ft
- Highest point
- 6,412 ft
- Lowest point
- 5,135 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Dogs
- unknown
- Bikes
- no
About this trail
BLOWOUT MOUNTAIN is a 5.1-mile out-and-back trail in Idaho with 1,540 feet of elevation gain and loss. The route reaches a maximum elevation of 6,412 feet.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- Starts at
- 5,135 ft
- High point
- 6,412 ft
- Total climbing
- 1,540 ft
- Total descent
- 1,540 ft
- Steepest stretch
- 24% grade around mile 1.4 on the way out
- Length (round trip)
- 5.1 mi
- Shape
- Out and back
Most of the climbing comes early, so the second half is easier.
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, 4.4 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
- Red River Ranger District · Ranger district
- Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest · National forest
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Conditions
Active alerts for Red River Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:
Red River Ranger District Road Closures
critical · posted Sep 1, 2026
caution · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- CROOKED CREEKHiking1.1 mi
- Halfway HouseCamping1.1 mi
- Crooked Creek TrailHiking1.7 mi
- Sams CreekCamping1.8 mi
- HERMAN CREEKHiking2.5 mi
- JERSEY MOUNTAIN LOOKOUTHiking3.3 mi
- Mackay BarCamping8.5 mi
- Orogrande Summit CampgroundCamping9.2 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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