Scimitar-Cayuse Mountain
Idaho
Free — you'll pick up right here.
1.6 mi
Distance
243 ft
Gain
No verdict for this trail
We won't guess. Here is exactly what we do and don't know.
What we do know
Inside Bitterroot National Forest
3 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.
Nobody's filed a report here yet — be the first.
Why you'll love it
Here's your day, mapped
Scimitar-Cayuse Mountain
Suggested plan · check conditions before you go
Meals
Gear for the day
Elevation & route
- Distance
- 1.6 mi
- Elevation gain
- 243 ft
- Highest point
- 6,168 ft
- Lowest point
- 5,921 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Wilderness area
- Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness
- Surface
- Natural
Source for surface: USDA Forest Service National Forest System Trails (EDW)
About this trail
Scimitar-Cayuse Mountain is a 1.60-mile out-and-back trail in Idaho with 243 feet of elevation gain. The trail follows a straightforward route to the mountain summit.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- High point
- 6,168 ft
- Length (round trip)
- 1.6 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 Dixie N, ID weather station, 41 mi away. High / low in °F.
- Jan31° high5° low
- Feb33° high8° low
- Mar38° high13° low
- Apr46° high20° low
- May57° high28° low
- Jun64° high35° low
- Jul76° high39° low
- Aug76° high36° low
- Sep65° high31° low
- Oct52° high24° low
- Nov36° high14° low
- Dec28° high5° low
Where it is
- Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness · Wilderness
- West Fork Ranger District · Ranger district
- Bitterroot National Forest · National forest
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Source: Wilderness.net boundaries; USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1
Conditions
Active alerts for Bitterroot National Forest as of Oct 9, 2026:
Two Prescribed Burns Planned for the week of Oct. 5 - Piquett Creek & Cameron Gap
fire-restriction · posted Oct 2, 2026
OPEN: FS Road 720 open as of Sept. 28; Lost Horse, Lick Creek, 711 Rd, and 75 Roads are open
information · posted Sep 28, 2026
Bitterroot National Forest Food Storage Order
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- Cayuse MountainHiking0.8 mi
- Scimitar RidgeHiking2.2 mi
- Deep Creek CampgroundCamping3.1 mi
- Indian CreekHiking3.1 mi
- Deep Creek-Beaver JackHiking3.3 mi
- Magruder Rangers HouseCamping3.8 mi
- Magruder Crossing CampgroundCamping5.4 mi
- Selway RiverCanoeing8 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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