Midnight Light Bulb
Darby, Montana
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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
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At a glance
Routes (5)
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Midnight Light Bulb
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About this crag
Midnight Light Bulb is a climbing crag in Montana with 5 routes spread across 4 distinct difficulty grades. The area features bouldering pads.
Facts about this crag
When to go
Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Darby, MT weather station, 6.6 mi away. High / low in °F.
- Jan34° high19° low
- Feb38° high21° low
- Mar47° high27° low
- Apr54° high31° low
- May64° high39° low
- Jun72° high45° low
- Jul82° high50° low
- Aug81° high48° low
- Sep71° high42° low
- Oct57° high33° low
- Nov42° high25° low
- Dec32° high19° low
Where it is
- Darby Ranger District · Ranger district
- Bitterroot National Forest · National forest
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Conditions
Active alerts for Bitterroot National Forest as of Oct 9, 2026:
Two Prescribed Burns Planned for the week of Oct. 5 - Piquett Creek & Cameron Gap
fire-restriction · posted Oct 2, 2026
OPEN: FS Road 720 open as of Sept. 28; Lost Horse, Lick Creek, 711 Rd, and 75 Roads are open
information · posted Sep 28, 2026
Bitterroot National Forest Food Storage Order
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- Clearcut BouldersRock climbing0.3 mi
- SNOW TRAIL 429Hiking0.4 mi
- Lost HorseRock climbing0.5 mi
- Mother Lode BouldersRock climbing0.6 mi
- Lick Creek TrailHiking1.8 mi
- Lower South Fork Lost HorseHiking1.9 mi
- Three Frogs CampgroundCamping2.4 mi
- Upper Como CampgroundCamping2.4 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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