Moose Peak
Montana
Free — you'll pick up right here.
5.1 mi
Distance
1,775 ft
Gain
2h 36m
Time
No verdict for this trail
We won't guess. Here is exactly what we do and don't know.
What we do know
Inside Kootenai 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.
Nobody's filed a report here yet — be the first.
Why you'll love it
Here's your day, mapped
Moose Peak
Suggested plan · check conditions before you go
Meals
Gear for the day
Elevation & route
- Distance
- 5.1 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,775 ft
- Highest point
- 6,016 ft
- Lowest point
- 3,687 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Bikes
- Allowed
- Surface
- Natural
- Accessibility
- Not an accessible trail (Forest Service accessibility status)
Source for bikes, surface, accessibility: USDA Forest Service National Forest System Trails (EDW)
About this trail
Moose Peak is a 5.14-mile out-and-back trail in Montana with 1,775 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
- 6,016 ft
- Length (round trip)
- 5.1 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 Mullan Pass Vor/Dme, ID weather station, 33 mi away. High / low in °F.
- Jan28° high19° low
- Feb28° high19° low
- Mar34° high22° low
- Apr40° high27° low
- May50° high36° low
- Jun58° high42° low
- Jul70° high52° low
- Aug69° high51° low
- Sep59° high44° low
- Oct44° high32° low
- Nov32° high23° low
- Dec27° high18° low
Where it is
- Cabinet Ranger District · Ranger district
- Kootenai National Forest · National forest
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Conditions
Active alerts for Kootenai National Forest as of Oct 9, 2026:
Updated Skillet Fire Area, Road, Trail Closure
fire-restriction · posted Aug 28, 2026
Kootenai Flood Event & Inaccessible Areas
critical · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- Willow Creek CampgroundCamping0.2 mi
- Spring CreekHiking1.6 mi
- Bear CreekHiking2.7 mi
- Blacktail LoopHiking3.1 mi
- Sylvan Lake CampgroundCamping3.2 mi
- Vermilion RiverCanoeing3.9 mi
- Fishtrap Lake CgCamping5 mi
- East Fisher CreekCanoeing5.7 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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