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Wicked Ridge
Montana
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Blocked today
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13.0 mi
Distance
3,541 ft
Gain
6h 7m
Time
Conditions: Blocked
for hike, todayAn agency closure order is in effect for this area; weather is good
2 factors · 2 sources
Newest 15 h ago · oldest 15 h
problem: Agency alerts
17 active alerts in Custer Gallatin National Forest; most severe: NFSR #1700 South Plateau Road Closure
USFSPosted Oct 2 · checked 15 h ago
clear: Weather
Clouds, high 70°F / low 33°F, 0% precip — 97/100 for hike
OpenWeather15 h ago
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Why you'll love it
Big climb
Out & back
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Wicked Ridge
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 13.0 mi
- Elevation gain
- 3,541 ft
- Highest point
- 8,206 ft
- Lowest point
- 5,745 ft
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Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Bikes
- Allowed
- Horses
- Allowed
- Surface
- Natural
Source for bikes, horses, surface: USDA Forest Service National Forest System Trails (EDW)
About this trail
Wicked Ridge is a 13.03-mile out-and-back trail in Montana with 3,541 feet of elevation gain. The trail follows an out-and-back route type.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- High point
- 8,206 ft
- Length (round trip)
- 13 mi
- Shape
- Out and back
Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)
When to go
Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Cooke City 2 W, MT weather station, 33 mi away. High / low in °F.
- Jan24° high6° low
- Feb29° high7° low
- Mar37° high14° low
- Apr43° high21° low
- May54° high28° low
- Jun64° high34° low
- Jul74° high39° low
- Aug71° high38° low
- Sep62° high31° low
- Oct47° high24° low
- Nov31° high13° low
- Dec22° high6° low
Where it is
- Yellowstone Ranger District · Ranger district
- Custer Gallatin National Forest · National forest
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Conditions
Active alerts for Yellowstone Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:
East Fork of the Mill Creek Trail Bridge Stock Closure
critical · posted Sep 29, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- Wicked Creek TrailHiking1.6 mi
- Thompson LakeHiking1.9 mi
- Snowbank CampgroundCamping2.2 mi
- Mill Creek CabinCamping2.3 mi
- Passage FallsHiking2.5 mi
- Mill CreekRock climbing3 mi
- Peanuts WallRock climbing3 mi
- Ladyfingers ButtressRock climbing3.1 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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