Margaret Lake
- Jun–Aug
- best months
Caution at last check
Agency alerts are in effect for this area; weather is good · USFS, OpenWeather · checked 23 h ago
Is Margaret Lake open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Custer Gallatin National Forest. It doesn't name Margaret Lake, so check the source for the area it covers (14 listed).
NFSR #1700 South Plateau Road Closure
Agency closure covering Custer Gallatin National Forest · USFS · Custer Gallatin National Forest
Tom Miner Campground Closure
Agency closure covering Gardiner Ranger District · Order 01-11-03-26-02 · USFS · Gardiner Ranger District
Hyalite Porcupine Buffalo Horn Summer Interim Travel Order and Map and Order # 01-11-00-26-02
Agency closure covering Custer Gallatin National Forest · Order 01-11-00-26-02 · USFS · Custer Gallatin National Forest
Hyalite Porcupine Buffalo Horn Winter Interim Travel Order and Map Order Number: #01-11-00-26-01
Agency closure covering Custer Gallatin National Forest · USFS · Custer Gallatin National Forest
Glacier Lake Road #2421 Closure Order Number: # 01-11-82-26- 01
Agency closure covering Custer Gallatin National Forest · Order 01-11-82-26- · USFS · Custer Gallatin National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Custer Gallatin National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Margaret Lake is an 8-acre lake near Cooke City, Montana, at about 8,092 feet. It is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Local outfitters
- Flying Pig Adventures43 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Vernon LakeHiking0.6 mi
- Rock Island LakeHiking0.7 mi
- Fox Creek CampgroundCamping2.8 mi
- ColterCamping3.2 mi
Pilot PeakSummitPhoto: Mike Cline, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)3.7 mi- Pilot CreekCanoeing4.7 mi
Clarks Fork Yellowstone RiverCanoeingPhoto: T. A. Jagger, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)7.3 mi- Impasse FallsWaterfall8.2 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- ParksideLake fishing · ~36 min drive
- Beartooth RDRiver fishing · ~28 min drive
- West Rosebud Lake Fishing AccessPier fishing · ~30 min drive
- Reed LakeLake fishing · ~1 min drive
- Clarks Fork Boat LaunchRiver fishing · ~51 min drive
- Rock Island LakeLake fishing · ~1 min drive
- Boulder LakesLake fishing · ~6 min drive
- Twin Island LakeLake fishing · ~7 min drive
- Little Moose LakeLake fishing · ~7 min drive
- Skull LakeLake fishing · ~9 min drive
Best time to visit Margaret Lake
Best months: June–August. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
27° / 3°
Feb
30° / 5°
Mar
39° / 12°
Apr
44° / 20°
May
55° / 29°
Jun
65° / 35°
Jul
74° / 40°
Aug
73° / 37°
Sep
64° / 30°
Oct
50° / 23°
Nov
33° / 12°
Dec
24° / 2°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Silver Gate, MT, 6.7 mi away at 7,495 ft. The station sits about 600 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
