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Mortimer Gulch
Montana
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11.5 mi
Distance
1,157 ft
Gain
4h 25m
Time
Conditions: Caution
for hike, todayAgency alerts are in effect for this area; weather is good
2 factors · 2 sources
Newest 15 h ago · oldest 15 h
caution: Agency alerts
4 active alerts in Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest; most severe: Prescribed Fire Notice
USFSPosted Sep 16 · checked 15 h ago
clear: Weather
Clouds, high 64°F / low 42°F, 0% precip — 96/100 for hike
OpenWeather15 h ago
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Out & back
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Mortimer Gulch
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 11.5 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,157 ft
- Highest point
- 6,253 ft
- Lowest point
- 4,858 ft
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Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Bikes
- Allowed
- Horses
- Allowed
- Surface
- Natural
- Accessibility
- Not an accessible trail (Forest Service accessibility status)
Source for bikes, horses, surface, accessibility: USDA Forest Service National Forest System Trails (EDW)
About this trail
Mortimer Gulch is an 11.52-mile out-and-back trail in Montana managed by the Forest Service. The trail gains 1,157 feet of elevation.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- High point
- 6,253 ft
- 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
- Rocky Mountain Ranger District · Ranger district
- Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest · National forest
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Conditions
Active alerts for Rocky Mountain Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:
fire-restriction · posted Aug 25, 2026
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- Blacktail CreekHiking1.3 mi
- Mortimer PassHiking1.3 mi
- Big George GulchHiking1.6 mi
- Mortimer Gulch CgCamping1.8 mi
- Sun RiverCanoeing1.9 mi
- Beaver-Mortimer ConnectorHiking2.2 mi
- North Fork Sun RiverHiking2.4 mi
- Home Gulch CgCamping2.8 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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