Clute's Landing
- May–Sep
- best months
Clute's Landing is the only public boat launch on the west shore of Ennis Lake in Montana, on land managed by the Bureau of Land Management's Dillon Field Office. It serves as a put-in for boaters and offers two camping spots, with stays limited to 14 days. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from the nearby Ennis weather station show July highs around 83°F with lows near 45°F, and September still runs in the low 70s by day. Kobayashi Beach, another lake fishing spot, lies about 2.6 miles away. The Ennis Lake Circumnavigation paddling route is about 1.6 miles off. For time on foot, the Madison River Trail is about 5.2 miles away and the Bear Trap Canyon Trail about 6 miles.
- Ennis Lake CircumnavigationCanoeing1.6 mi
- Kobayashi BeachLake fishing2.6 mi
- Madison River TrailHiking5.2 mi
- TRAIL CREEKHiking5.4 mi
- Bear Trap Canyon TrailHiking6 mi
- O'Dell CreekCanoeing6.5 mi
- The WafersRock climbing9 mi
- Revenue FlatsRock climbing9 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Red MountainRiver fishing · ~25 min drive
- Kobayashi BeachLake fishing · ~5 min drive
- Madison RiverRiver fishing · ~22 min drive
- Fisherman's PointPier fishing · ~1h 25m drive
- Canaday Boat LaunchRiver fishing · ~25 min drive
- Willow SwampLake fishing · ~22 min drive
- Gallatin RiverRiver fishing · ~40 min drive
- Storey Ditch Boat LaunchRiver fishing · ~34 min drive
- Bell LakeLake fishing · ~28 min drive
- Deer CreekRiver fishing · ~45 min drive
Best time to visit Clute's Landing
Best months: May–September. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
34° / 15°
6 wet · 5 snow
Feb
37° / 15°
6 wet · 4 snow
Mar
46° / 22°
8 wet · 4 snow
Apr
55° / 28°
10 wet · 3 snow
May
64° / 35°
12 wet · 1 snow
Jun
73° / 41°
11 wet
Jul
83° / 45°
8 wet
Aug
82° / 44°
7 wet
Sep
72° / 37°
7 wet
Oct
58° / 29°
7 wet · 2 snow
Nov
43° / 22°
7 wet · 3 snow
Dec
33° / 15°
6 wet · 5 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Ennis, MT, 5.6 mi away at 4,953 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
