Summit Campground Cutoff

Montana

Montana

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1.8 mi

Distance

255 ft

Gain

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What we do know

  • Inside Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest

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

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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 Elkcalf Mountain

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Summit Campground Cutoff

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Elevation & route

Distance
1.8 mi
Elevation gain
255 ft
Elevation loss
267 ft
Highest point
5,501 ft
Lowest point
5,233 ft

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About this trail

Summit Campground Cutoff is a 1.83-mile trail at Elkcalf Mountain in Montana with 338 feet of elevation gain. The trail is managed by the Forest Service as part of the Elkcalf Mountain trail system.

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Managing agency
Forest Service

Facts about this trail

The climb

Starts at
5,238 ft
High point
5,501 ft
Total climbing
255 ft
Total descent
267 ft
Steepest stretch
17% grade around mile 0.2 from the start
Length
1.8 mi

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

Where it is

Managed by
Forest Service

Source: USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1

Conditions

Active alerts for Rocky Mountain Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

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