Porphyry Peak
Idaho
Free — you'll pick up right here.
6.1 mi
Distance
4,038 ft
Gain
4h
Time
No verdict for this trail
We won't guess. Here is exactly what we do and don't know.
What we do know
Inside Nez Perce-Clearwater 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.
Nobody's filed a report here yet — be the first.
Why you'll love it
Here's your day, mapped
Porphyry Peak
Suggested plan · check conditions before you go
Meals
Gear for the day
Elevation & route
- Distance
- 6.1 mi
- Elevation gain
- 4,038 ft
- Elevation loss
- 4,038 ft
- Highest point
- 6,202 ft
- Lowest point
- 3,576 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Dogs
- unknown
- Bikes
- no
About this trail
Porphyry Peak is a 12.2-mile out-and-back trail in Idaho with 4,038 feet of elevation gain and loss. The route reaches a maximum elevation of 6,202 feet.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- Starts at
- 6,202 ft
- High point
- 6,202 ft
- Total climbing
- 4,038 ft
- Total descent
- 4,038 ft
- Steepest stretch
- 33% grade around mile 5.4 on the way out
- Length (round trip)
- 12 mi
- Shape
- Out and back
Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)
Where it is
- North Fork Ranger District · Ranger district
- Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest · National forest
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Conditions
Active alerts for North Fork Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:
critical · posted Oct 1, 2026
Moose Mountain Fire Area Closure
critical · posted Sep 11, 2026
critical · posted Sep 1, 2026
Barnyard Timber Sale Road and Trail Closures
caution · posted Aug 24, 2026
critical · posted Aug 24, 2026
critical · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- Windy Ridge TrailHiking0.1 mi
- SMITH RIDGEHiking3.2 mi
- Nimiipu TrailHiking4 mi
- MARTEN CREEKHiking5.4 mi
- Weitas Creek TrailHiking5.5 mi
- Castle Butte LookoutCamping7.1 mi
- Liz Butte CabinCamping8.6 mi
- Fourth of July CreekCanoeing8.6 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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