Sawmill
Montana
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10.1 mi
Distance
1,379 ft
Gain
4h 3m
Time
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What we do know
Inside Helena-Lewis and Clark 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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Why you'll love it
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Sawmill
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 10.1 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,379 ft
- Highest point
- 6,340 ft
- Lowest point
- 4,728 ft
Photos
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
Sawmill is a 10.07-mile out-and-back trail in Montana with 1,379 feet of elevation gain. The trail follows an out-and-back route type.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- High point
- 6,340 ft
- Length (round trip)
- 10 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 Neihart 8 Nnw, MT weather station, 12 mi away. High / low in °F.
- Jan37° high16° low
- Feb40° high16° low
- Mar46° high22° low
- Apr54° high27° low
- May63° high35° low
- Jun71° high42° low
- Jul81° high47° low
- Aug81° high47° low
- Sep72° high40° low
- Oct58° high32° low
- Nov44° high24° low
- Dec37° high16° low
The station sits about 1,100 ft lower than this spot, so expect it to run cooler up here.
Where it is
- Belt Creek-White Sulphur Springs Ranger District · Ranger district
- Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest · National forest
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Conditions
Active alerts for Belt Creek-White Sulphur Springs Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:
Crazy Mountain (North Half) Food Storage Order
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Grasshopper Campground closure
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- Logging Creek CgCamping1 mi
- Dry GulchHiking1.7 mi
- Pilgrim CreekHiking4 mi
- Figure 8 Loop NRTHiking5.6 mi
- N FK DEEP CREEKHiking5.9 mi
- MONUMENT RIDGEHiking5.9 mi
- BighornHiking6.3 mi
- Monument Peak LookoutCamping8.9 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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