Granite Sm

Montana

Montana

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4.2 mi

Distance

225 ft

Gain

No verdict for this route

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What we do know

  • Inside Flathead National Forest

    2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.

    Boundary data

  • In the Flathead Range & Glacier NP forecast zone

    Avalanche danger ratings feed from avalanche.org when the center is forecasting.

    Avalanche.org

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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Granite Sm

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Elevation & route

Distance
4.2 mi
Elevation gain
225 ft
Highest point
5,137 ft
Lowest point
4,888 ft

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About this route

Granite Sm is a 4.22-mile out-and-back trail in Montana with 225 feet of elevation gain. The trail follows an out-and-back route type.

Facts about this route

The climb

High point
5,137 ft
Length (round trip)
4.2 mi
Shape
Out and back

Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)

Where it is

Managed by
Forest Service

Source: USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1

Conditions

Active alerts for Flathead National Forest as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)

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