Peterson Creek Trail

Montana

Montana

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5.6 mi

Distance

4,620 ft

Gain

3h 35m

Time

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What we do know

  • Inside Flathead National Forest

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

    Boundary data

What's missing

  • 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

Through-trail
Big climb
Out & back

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Elevation & route

Distance
5.6 mi
Elevation gain
4,620 ft
Elevation loss
4,620 ft
Highest point
6,187 ft
Lowest point
3,776 ft
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Managing agency
Forest Service

About this trail

Peterson Creek Trail is an 11.12-mile out-and-back hike in Montana with 4,620 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 6,187 feet.

Facts about this trail

The climb

Starts at
3,776 ft
High point
6,187 ft
Total climbing
4,620 ft
Total descent
4,620 ft
Steepest stretch
32% grade around mile 2.4 on the way out
Length (round trip)
11 mi
Shape
Out and back

Most of the climbing comes early, so the second half is easier.

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 Flathead National Forest as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)

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