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Lambert Creek
Montana
Montana
Free — you'll pick up right here.
10.3 mi
Distance
1,737 ft
Gain
4h 19m
Time
No verdict for this trail
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What we do know
Inside Custer Gallatin 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
Loop trail
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Lambert Creek
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 10.3 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,737 ft
- Highest point
- 9,092 ft
- Lowest point
- 6,636 ft
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Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Bikes
- Not allowed
- Horses
- Allowed
- Surface
- Natural
Source for bikes, horses, surface: USDA Forest Service National Forest System Trails (EDW)
About this trail
Lambert Creek is a 10.32-mile loop trail in Montana with 1,737 feet of elevation gain. The trail follows Lambert Creek through the Montana backcountry.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- High point
- 9,092 ft
- Total climbing
- 1,737 ft
- Length
- 10 mi
- Shape
- Loop
Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)
When to go
Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Cooke City 2 W, MT weather station, 27 mi away. High / low in °F.
- Jan24° high6° low
- Feb29° high7° low
- Mar37° high14° low
- Apr43° high21° low
- May54° high28° low
- Jun64° high34° low
- Jul74° high39° low
- Aug71° high38° low
- Sep62° high31° low
- Oct47° high24° low
- Nov31° high13° low
- Dec22° high6° low
The station sits about 1,600 ft lower than this spot, so expect it to run cooler up here.
Where it is
- Yellowstone Ranger District · Ranger district
- Custer Gallatin National Forest · National forest
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Conditions
Active alerts for Yellowstone Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:
East Fork of the Mill Creek Trail Bridge Stock Closure
critical · posted Sep 29, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- Colley CreekHiking1.3 mi
- Crow MountainHiking1.4 mi
- Moose ParkHiking1.5 mi
- Ladyfingers ButtressRock climbing4.2 mi
- Peanuts WallRock climbing4.3 mi
- Mill CreekRock climbing4.3 mi
- Snowbank CampgroundCamping7 mi
- Mill Creek CabinCamping7.1 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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