Spot Mountain
Idaho
Free — you'll pick up right here.
12.8 mi
Distance
4,601 ft
Gain
Conditions: Caution
for hike, todayAgency alerts are in effect for this area; weather is good
2 factors · 2 sources
Newest 5 h ago · oldest 5 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 5 h ago
clear: Weather
Clouds, high 63°F / low 34°F, 0% precip — 98/100 for hike
OpenWeather5 h ago
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Spot Mountain
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 12.8 mi
- Elevation gain
- 4,601 ft
- Highest point
- 8,024 ft
- Lowest point
- 3,425 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
Spot Mountain is a 12.83-mile out-and-back trail in Idaho managed by the Forest Service with 4,601 feet of elevation gain.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- High point
- 8,024 ft
- Length (round trip)
- 13 mi
- Shape
- Out and back
Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)
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
- Indian Creek CampgroundCamping1 mi
- Indian RidgeHiking1.1 mi
- Magruder Crossing CampgroundCamping3.1 mi
- Mt. AuraHiking3.7 mi
- Spot-Three ProngHiking3.7 mi
- Parachute RidgeHiking4.2 mi
- Little Clearwater RiverCanoeing5.1 mi
- Deep Creek CampgroundCamping5.6 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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