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Rough Rider Trail
Montana
Montana
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0.4 mi
Distance
167 ft
Gain
13 min
Time
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Out & back
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 0.4 mi
- Elevation gain
- 167 ft
- Elevation loss
- 167 ft
- Highest point
- 5,001 ft
- Lowest point
- 4,834 ft
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About this trail
Rough Rider Trail is a short out-and-back hike in Montana covering 0.76 miles with 167 feet of elevation gain. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 5,001 feet.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- Starts at
- 4,834 ft
- High point
- 5,001 ft
- Total climbing
- 167 ft
- Total descent
- 167 ft
- Steepest stretch
- 9% grade right from the start
- Length (round trip)
- 0.8 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)
When to go
Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Western Ag Rsch Ctr, MT weather station, 4.9 mi away. High / low in °F.
- Jan36° high19° low
- Feb41° high21° low
- Mar49° high26° low
- Apr57° high32° low
- May67° high39° low
- Jun75° high45° low
- Jul86° high50° low
- Aug84° high48° low
- Sep73° high41° low
- Oct58° high32° low
- Nov43° high24° low
- Dec35° high18° low
The station sits about 1,400 ft lower than this spot, so expect it to run cooler up here.
Nearby
- Willow CreekHiking3.3 mi
- Gleason LakeHiking3.8 mi
- Gold CreekHiking4.2 mi
- Upper Signal CreekHiking6.5 mi
- Skalkaho-GirdHiking6.5 mi
- Gold Creek CampgroundCamping6.9 mi
- CUTOFF GULCHHiking7 mi
- Gird PointCamping8.2 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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