Culvert Creek

Montana

Montana

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0.6 mi

Distance

304 ft

Gain

17 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.

    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.

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Why you'll love it

Quick trip — under 2 mi
Out & back

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Elevation & route

Distance
0.6 mi
Elevation gain
304 ft
Elevation loss
304 ft
Highest point
5,895 ft
Lowest point
5,783 ft
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Permits & access

Managing agency
Forest Service
Dogs
unknown
Bikes
no

About this trail

Culvert Creek is a 1.28-mile out-and-back trail in Montana with 304 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 5,895 feet.

Facts about this trail

The climb

Starts at
5,856 ft
High point
5,895 ft
Total climbing
304 ft
Total descent
304 ft
Steepest stretch
9% grade around mile 0.5 on the way out
Length (round trip)
1.3 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 Sula 14 Ne, MT weather station, 3.4 mi away. High / low in °F.

  1. Jan31° high10° low
  2. Feb35° high12° low
  3. Mar43° high20° low
  4. Apr50° high25° low
  5. May61° high32° low
  6. Jun70° high37° low
  7. Jul81° high40° low
  8. Aug81° high38° low
  9. Sep70° high32° low
  10. Oct54° high26° low
  11. Nov38° high18° low
  12. Dec29° high10° low

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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Copper Court RV Park

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