Cayuse Mountain
Idaho
Free — you'll pick up right here.
10.6 mi
Distance
1,247 ft
Gain
Conditions: Caution
for hike, todayAgency alerts are in effect for this area; weather is good
2 factors · 2 sources
Newest 2 h ago · oldest 2 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 2 h ago
clear: Weather
Clouds, high 68°F / low 42°F, 0% precip — 98/100 for hike
OpenWeather2 h ago
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Why you'll love it
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Cayuse Mountain
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 10.6 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,247 ft
- Highest point
- 7,323 ft
- Lowest point
- 5,983 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
Cayuse Mountain is a 10.59-mile out-and-back trail in Idaho with 1,247 feet of elevation gain. The trail follows an out-and-back route and is managed by the Forest Service.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- High point
- 7,323 ft
- Length (round trip)
- 11 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
The station sits about 1,600 ft lower than this spot, so expect it to run cooler up here.
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
- Scimitar-Cayuse MountainHiking0.8 mi
- Indian CreekHiking2.5 mi
- Scimitar RidgeHiking2.6 mi
- Schofield RidgeHiking2.7 mi
- Deep Creek CampgroundCamping3.7 mi
- Magruder Rangers HouseCamping4.4 mi
- Magruder Crossing CampgroundCamping5.7 mi
- Selway RiverCanoeing8.8 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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