Flathers Trail #3051
Montana
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2.2 mi
Distance
528 ft
Gain
51 min
Time
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What we do know
Inside Custer Gallatin National Forest
2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.
Boundary data
What's missing
No access route mapped
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Flathers Trail #3051
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 2.2 mi
- Elevation gain
- 528 ft
- Elevation loss
- 528 ft
- Highest point
- 3,518 ft
- Lowest point
- 3,372 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this trail
Flathers Trail #3051 is a 4.44-mile out-and-back hike in Montana with 528 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 3,518 feet.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- Starts at
- 3,500 ft
- High point
- 3,518 ft
- Total climbing
- 528 ft
- Total descent
- 528 ft
- Steepest stretch
- 9% grade around mile 0.2 on the way out
- Length (round trip)
- 4.4 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 Camp Crook, SD weather station, 5.3 mi away. High / low in °F.
- Jan34° high10° low
- Feb37° high13° low
- Mar48° high22° low
- Apr58° high31° low
- May69° high42° low
- Jun79° high51° low
- Jul88° high57° low
- Aug88° high55° low
- Sep78° high45° low
- Oct61° high33° low
- Nov46° high22° low
- Dec35° high13° low
Where it is
- Sioux Ranger District · Ranger district
- Custer Gallatin National Forest · National forest
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Conditions
Active alerts for Sioux Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:
Stage One Fire Restrictions on the Sioux Ranger District
fire-restriction · posted Sep 2, 2026
Sioux Ranger District Road #3089 Closure Order
critical · posted Aug 24, 2026
Road #3138 Partial Closure Sioux Ranger District
critical · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- Wickham Gulch CampgroundCamping0.9 mi
- Wickham Gulch Trail #3049Hiking0.9 mi
- Hoag Coal Mine Draw Trail #3056Hiking1.2 mi
- Pot Hole Trail #3090Hiking3.6 mi
- Lantis Spring CampgroundCamping6.1 mi
- Bell Tower Divide Trail #3040Hiking7.2 mi
- Maverick Creek Trail #3036Hiking7.8 mi
- Maverick CrHiking8.3 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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