Whitecap Creek
Idaho
Free — you'll pick up right here.
16.0 mi
Distance
2,216 ft
Gain
Conditions: Caution
for hike, todayAgency alerts are in effect for this area; weather is good
2 factors · 2 sources
Newest 18 h ago · oldest 18 h
caution: Agency alerts
3 active alerts in Bitterroot National Forest; most severe: Two Prescribed Burns Planned for the week of Oct. 5 - Piquett Creek & Cameron Gap
USFSPosted Oct 2 · checked 18 h ago
clear: Weather
Clouds, high 48°F / low 48°F, 0% precip — 97/100 for hike
OpenWeather18 h ago
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Whitecap Creek
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 16.0 mi
- Elevation gain
- 2,216 ft
- Highest point
- 3,988 ft
- Lowest point
- 3,116 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
Whitecap Creek is a 16.00-mile out-and-back trail in Idaho with 2,216 feet of elevation gain. It is managed by the Forest Service.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- High point
- 3,988 ft
- Length (round trip)
- 16 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 Darby, MT weather station, 29 mi away. High / low in °F.
- Jan34° high19° low
- Feb38° high21° low
- Mar47° high27° low
- Apr54° high31° low
- May64° high39° low
- Jun72° high45° low
- Jul82° high50° low
- Aug81° high48° low
- Sep71° high42° low
- Oct57° high33° low
- Nov42° high25° low
- Dec32° high19° 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
- Bad Luck RidgeHiking0.5 mi
- Paradise CampgroundCamping0.6 mi
- Bad Luck CreekHiking2 mi
- Mount GeorgeHiking2.5 mi
- Burnt Strip RidgeHiking4.8 mi
- Indian RidgeHiking5.5 mi
- Indian Creek CampgroundCamping5.7 mi
- Magruder Crossing CampgroundCamping9.3 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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