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Yellow Mule Cabin Trail
Montana
Montana
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0.4 mi
Distance
253 ft
Gain
9 min
Time
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What we do know
Inside Custer Gallatin National Forest
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No access route mapped
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Why you'll love it
Quick trip — under 2 mi
Out & back
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 0.4 mi
- Elevation gain
- 253 ft
- Elevation loss
- 253 ft
- Highest point
- 9,429 ft
- Lowest point
- 9,197 ft
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- Forest Service
About this trail
Yellow Mule Cabin Trail is a short out-and-back hike in Montana covering 0.86 miles with 253 feet of elevation gain. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 9,429 feet.
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