Murphy Lake

Montana

Montana

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0.7 mi

Distance

113 ft

Gain

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What we do know

  • Inside Kootenai National Forest

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

    Boundary data

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  • 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

Part of Dickey Creek

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Murphy Lake

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Elevation & route

Distance
0.7 mi
Elevation gain
113 ft
Elevation loss
326 ft
Highest point
3,136 ft
Lowest point
3,005 ft

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About this trail

Murphy Lake is a 0.67-mile trail in the Dickey Creek trail system near Montana's Murphy Lake. The route gains 326 feet of elevation.

Permits & access

Managing agency
Forest Service

Facts about this trail

The climb

Starts at
3,041 ft
High point
3,136 ft
Steepest stretch
18% grade around mile 0.4 from the start
Length
0.7 mi
Shape
Loop

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

When to go

Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Fortine 1 N, MT weather station, 3.3 mi away. High / low in °F.

  1. Jan30° high18° low
  2. Feb35° high19° low
  3. Mar46° high25° low
  4. Apr56° high31° low
  5. May68° high38° low
  6. Jun73° high45° low
  7. Jul84° high50° low
  8. Aug83° high47° low
  9. Sep72° high40° low
  10. Oct55° high31° low
  11. Nov39° high25° low
  12. Dec29° high17° 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 Fortine Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

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

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