Standard Creek

Montana

Montana

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5.0 mi

Distance

1,739 ft

Gain

1h 49m

Time

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What we do know

  • Inside Beaverhead-Deerlodge 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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Through-trail
Out & back

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Elevation & route

Distance
5.0 mi
Elevation gain
1,739 ft
Elevation loss
1,739 ft
Highest point
8,329 ft
Lowest point
7,164 ft
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Permits & access

Managing agency
Forest Service
Dogs
unknown
Bikes
no

About this trail

Standard Creek is a 9.94-mile out-and-back trail in Montana with 1,739 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 8,329 feet.

Facts about this trail

The climb

Starts at
8,297 ft
High point
8,329 ft
Total climbing
1,739 ft
Total descent
1,739 ft
Steepest stretch
15% grade around mile 2.2 on the way out
Length (round trip)
9.9 mi
Shape
Out and back

Most of the climbing comes late, so save something for the end.

Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)

When to go

Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Lakeview, MT weather station, 21 mi away. High / low in °F.

  1. Jan24° high4° low
  2. Feb27° high5° low
  3. Mar36° high14° low
  4. Apr47° high24° low
  5. May59° high32° low
  6. Jun67° high38° low
  7. Jul77° high43° low
  8. Aug77° high41° low
  9. Sep67° high35° low
  10. Oct51° high25° low
  11. Nov36° high15° low
  12. Dec24° high5° low

The station sits about 1,600 ft lower than this spot, so expect it to run cooler up here.

Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020

Where it is

Managed by
Forest Service

Source: USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1

Conditions

Active alerts for Beaverhead-Deerlodge 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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