Hoag Coal Mine Draw Trail #3056
Montana
Free — you'll pick up right here.
2.9 mi
Distance
773 ft
Gain
1h 4m
Time
Conditions: Blocked
for hike, todayAn agency closure order is in effect for this area; weather is good
2 factors · 2 sources
Newest 14 h ago · oldest 14 h
problem: Agency alerts
19 active alerts in Custer Gallatin National Forest; most severe: NFSR #1700 South Plateau Road Closure
USFSPosted Oct 2 · checked 14 h ago
clear: Weather
Clouds, high 82°F / low 52°F, 0% precip — 92/100 for hike
OpenWeather14 h ago
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Hoag Coal Mine Draw Trail #3056
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 2.9 mi
- Elevation gain
- 773 ft
- Elevation loss
- 773 ft
- Highest point
- 3,697 ft
- Lowest point
- 3,305 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this trail
Hoag Coal Mine Draw Trail #3056 is a 5.82-mile out-and-back hike in Montana with 773 feet of elevation gain. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 3,697 feet.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- Starts at
- 3,697 ft
- High point
- 3,697 ft
- Total climbing
- 773 ft
- Total descent
- 773 ft
- Steepest stretch
- 12% grade around mile 1.1 on the way out
- Length (round trip)
- 5.8 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, 6.5 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
- Flathers Trail #3051Hiking1.2 mi
- Wickham Gulch CampgroundCamping1.4 mi
- Wickham Gulch Trail #3049Hiking1.5 mi
- Pot Hole Trail #3090Hiking2.4 mi
- Lantis Spring CampgroundCamping4.9 mi
- Bell Tower Divide Trail #3040Hiking5.9 mi
- Maverick Creek Trail #3036Hiking6.5 mi
- Maverick CrHiking7 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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