Chute

Montana

Montana

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0.1 mi

Distance

112 ft

Gain

2 min

Time

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What we do know

  • Inside Bitterroot National Forest

    2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.

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  • No access route mapped

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Elevation & route

Distance
0.1 mi
Elevation gain
245 ft
Elevation loss
245 ft
Highest point
4,952 ft
Lowest point
4,810 ft

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About this trail

Chute is a short out-and-back trail in Idaho managed by the Forest Service. The route gains 17 feet of elevation over 0.15 miles and is rated as an easy / green circle trail.

Permits & access

Managing agency
Forest Service

Facts about this trail

The climb

Starts at
4,935 ft
High point
4,952 ft
Total climbing
245 ft
Total descent
245 ft
Steepest stretch
16% grade right from the start
Length (round trip)
0.3 mi
Shape
Out and back

Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)

When to go

Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Darby, MT weather station, 3.7 mi away. High / low in °F.

  1. Jan34° high19° low
  2. Feb38° high21° low
  3. Mar47° high27° low
  4. Apr54° high31° low
  5. May64° high39° low
  6. Jun72° high45° low
  7. Jul82° high50° low
  8. Aug81° high48° low
  9. Sep71° high42° low
  10. Oct57° high33° low
  11. Nov42° high25° low
  12. Dec32° high19° low

The station sits about 1,100 ft lower than this spot, so expect it to run cooler up here.

Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020

Where it is

Managed by
Forest Service

Source: USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1

Conditions

Active alerts for Bitterroot National Forest as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)

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