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Elk Mountain
Montana
Montana
Free — you'll pick up right here.
6.8 mi
Distance
2,404 ft
Gain
3h 28m
Time
No verdict for this trail
We won't guess. Here is exactly what we do and don't know.
What we do know
Inside Kootenai 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
Big climb
Out & back
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Elk Mountain
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 6.8 mi
- Elevation gain
- 2,404 ft
- Highest point
- 5,658 ft
- Lowest point
- 3,215 ft
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Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Bikes
- Allowed
- Surface
- Natural
Source for bikes, surface: USDA Forest Service National Forest System Trails (EDW)
About this trail
Elk Mountain is a 6.80-mile out-and-back trail in Montana with 2,404 feet of elevation gain. The trail follows an out-and-back route type.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- High point
- 5,658 ft
- Length (round trip)
- 6.8 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 Mullan Pass Vor/Dme, ID weather station, 30 mi away. High / low in °F.
- Jan28° high19° low
- Feb28° high19° low
- Mar34° high22° low
- Apr40° high27° low
- May50° high36° low
- Jun58° high42° low
- Jul70° high52° low
- Aug69° high51° low
- Sep59° high44° low
- Oct44° high32° low
- Nov32° high23° low
- Dec27° high18° low
Where it is
- Cabinet Ranger District · Ranger district
- Kootenai National Forest · National forest
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Conditions
Active alerts for Kootenai National Forest as of Oct 9, 2026:
Updated Skillet Fire Area, Road, Trail Closure
fire-restriction · posted Aug 28, 2026
Kootenai Flood Event & Inaccessible Areas
critical · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- Cataract CreekHiking1.5 mi
- West Fork CataractHiking1.9 mi
- Grouse CreekHiking2.2 mi
- Vermilion RiverCanoeing2.9 mi
- Willow Creek CampgroundCamping6.1 mi
- Silver Butte Fisher RiverCanoeing7.4 mi
- East Fisher CreekCanoeing7.9 mi
- Sylvan Lake CampgroundCamping8.2 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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