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Sun Butte
Montana
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Free — you'll pick up right here.
1.4 mi
Distance
756 ft
Gain
51 min
Time
Conditions: Caution
for hike, todayAgency alerts are in effect for this area; weather is good
2 factors · 2 sources
Newest 12 h ago · oldest 12 h
caution: Agency alerts
4 active alerts in Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest; most severe: Prescribed Fire Notice
USFSPosted Sep 16 · checked 12 h ago
clear: Weather
Clouds, high 63°F / low 36°F, 0% precip — 95/100 for hike
OpenWeather12 h ago
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Why you'll love it
Bob Marshall Wilderness wilderness
Quick trip — under 2 mi
Out & back
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Sun Butte
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 1.4 mi
- Elevation gain
- 756 ft
- Highest point
- 5,600 ft
- Lowest point
- 4,817 ft
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Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Wilderness area
- Bob Marshall Wilderness
- Bikes
- Not allowed
- Horses
- Allowed
- Surface
- Natural
- Accessibility
- Not an accessible trail (Forest Service accessibility status)
Source for bikes, horses, surface, accessibility: USDA Forest Service National Forest System Trails (EDW)
About this trail
Sun Butte is a 1.43-mile out-and-back trail in Montana managed by the Forest Service. The route gains 756 feet of elevation.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- High point
- 5,600 ft
- Length (round trip)
- 1.4 mi
- Shape
- Out and back
Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)
Where it is
- Bob Marshall Wilderness · Wilderness
- Rocky Mountain Ranger District · Ranger district
- Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest · National forest
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Source: Wilderness.net boundaries; USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1
Conditions
Active alerts for Rocky Mountain Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:
fire-restriction · posted Aug 25, 2026
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- Sun Butte CutacrossHiking0.2 mi
- Moose-FurmanHiking0.7 mi
- Bear CreekHiking0.8 mi
- North Fork Sun CutacrossHiking0.8 mi
- Sun RiverCanoeing4.6 mi
- Mortimer Gulch CgCamping4.9 mi
- Home Gulch CgCamping6.9 mi
- Kenck CabinCamping8.8 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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