Wickham Gulch Trail #3049
Montana
Free — you'll pick up right here.
5.0 mi
Distance
1,545 ft
Gain
2h 7m
Time
Conditions: Blocked
for hike, todayAn agency closure order is in effect for this area; weather is good
2 factors · 2 sources
Newest 6 h ago · oldest 6 h
problem: Agency alerts
19 active alerts in Custer Gallatin National Forest; most severe: NFSR #1700 South Plateau Road Closure
USFSPosted Oct 2 · checked 6 h ago
clear: Weather
Clouds, high 80°F / low 68°F, 0% precip — 96/100 for hike
OpenWeather6 h ago
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Wickham Gulch Trail #3049
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 5.0 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,545 ft
- Elevation loss
- 1,545 ft
- Highest point
- 3,761 ft
- Lowest point
- 3,423 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this trail
Wickham Gulch Trail #3049 is a 10.04-mile out-and-back trail in Montana with 1,545 feet of elevation gain and loss. The route reaches a maximum elevation of 3,761 feet.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- Starts at
- 3,423 ft
- High point
- 3,761 ft
- Total climbing
- 1,545 ft
- Total descent
- 1,545 ft
- Steepest stretch
- 13% grade right from the start
- Length (round trip)
- 10 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 Camp Crook, SD weather station, 5.1 mi away. High / low in °F.
- Jan34° high10° low
- Feb37° high13° low
- Mar48° high22° low
- Apr58° high31° low
- May69° high42° low
- Jun79° high51° low
- Jul88° high57° low
- Aug88° high55° low
- Sep78° high45° low
- Oct61° high33° low
- Nov46° high22° low
- Dec35° high13° low
Where it is
- Sioux Ranger District · Ranger district
- Custer Gallatin National Forest · National forest
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Conditions
Active alerts for Sioux Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:
Stage One Fire Restrictions on the Sioux Ranger District
fire-restriction · posted Sep 2, 2026
Sioux Ranger District Road #3089 Closure Order
critical · posted Aug 24, 2026
Road #3138 Partial Closure Sioux Ranger District
critical · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- Wickham Gulch CampgroundCamping0.1 mi
- Flathers Trail #3051Hiking0.9 mi
- Hoag Coal Mine Draw Trail #3056Hiking1.5 mi
- Pot Hole Trail #3090Hiking3.9 mi
- Lantis Spring CampgroundCamping6.4 mi
- Bell Tower Divide Trail #3040Hiking7.1 mi
- Maverick Creek Trail #3036Hiking7.7 mi
- Maverick CrHiking8.3 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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