Cold Mountain Ridge
- 15.0 mi
- round trip
- 1,617 ft
- climb
- 8,106 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Caution today
Agency alerts are in effect for this area; weather is good · USFS, OpenWeather · checked 10 h ago
Is Cold Mountain Ridge open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists 5 alerts for Payette National Forest.
Over Snow Vehicle Closure
Agency alert covering Payette National Forest · Order 0412-638 · USFS · Payette National Forest
Brundage Mountain Resort Snowcat Route Closure
Agency alert covering Payette National Forest · Order 0412-637 · USFS · Payette National Forest
Lost Valley Log Hauling
Agency alert covering Payette National Forest · USFS · Payette National Forest
Granite Mountain Over Snow Vehicle Closure
Agency alert covering Payette National Forest · Order 0412-635 · USFS · Payette National Forest
Gordon Titus Upper Elevation Parking Lot Winter Restrictions
Agency alert covering Payette National Forest · Order 0412-543 · USFS · Payette National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Payette National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Cold Mountain Ridge is a hard hike in Idaho's Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness, on the Krassel Ranger District of the Payette National Forest. The Forest Service manages the land, and the trail is about 15 miles long, with a one-way elevation gain of 1,617 feet. The route starts at about 6,813 feet and climbs to about 8,106 feet. The trail is natural-surface and allows horses. Bikes are not allowed. Cave Creek is the closest nearby hike, about 1.3 miles away. Cold Mountain is about 3.9 miles off, and Frog Spring Ridge and Cabin Creek Airfield are both about 5 miles away.
Keep exploring — more trails worth the drive
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Soldier Bar
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Estep
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Cold Mountain
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Disappointment Creek
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Frog Spring Ridge
~9 min drive
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Rock Rabbit
~23 min drive
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Cottonwood Creek
~10 min drive
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Telephone Creek
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