Gold Peak
- 4.0 mi
- round trip
- 3,853 ft
- climb
- 4,509 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Is Gold Peak open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Idaho Panhandle National Forests. It doesn't name Gold Peak, so check the source for the area it covers (3 listed).
Emergency Road Closure Lightning Creek / Forest Road 419
Agency closure covering Idaho Panhandle National Forests · Order 0104-06-26-002 · USFS · Idaho Panhandle National Forests
Abandoned Mines Area Closure
Agency closure covering Idaho Panhandle National Forests · Order 1-04-00-25-001 · USFS · Idaho Panhandle National Forests
Idaho Panhandle Seasonal Food Storage Order
Agency closure covering Idaho Panhandle National Forests · Order 01-04-00-24-001 · USFS · Idaho Panhandle National Forests
Heavy Truck Traffic on FS Road 209
Agency alert covering Idaho Panhandle National Forests · USFS · Idaho Panhandle National Forests
IPNF Glass Container Restrictions
Agency alert covering Idaho Panhandle National Forests · Order 01-04-00-24-002 · USFS · Idaho Panhandle National Forests
As of · Source: USFS · Idaho Panhandle National Forests. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Gold Peak is a hard hike in the Priest Lake Ranger District of the Idaho Panhandle National Forests, about 4 miles from the trailhead. The Forest Service manages the land, and the route is an out-and-back that climbs about 1,900 feet one way, with a total round-trip gain of about 3,850 feet. The trail is natural-surface and allows bikes, but it is not accessible. The steepest stretch comes at about 0.9 miles in, with a grade of about 55 percent. Boulder Creek is about 2 miles away, and Gold Creek, a canoeing spot, is about 2.8 miles off. Little Grass Mountian and Navigation campground are both within about 3.5 miles.
Local outfitters
- Nordman Resort12 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Boulder CreekHiking2 mi
- Gold CreekCanoeing2.8 mi
- Little Grass MountianHiking3.1 mi
- NavigationCamping3.5 mi
- Boulder MountainHiking3.5 mi
- Hughes ForkCanoeing3.6 mi
- TrapperCamping4.1 mi
- PlowboyCamping5.3 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Jackson CreekHiking · ~7 min drivePhoto: Forest Service - Northern Region, Public Domain Mark (via Flickr)
LakeshoreHiking · ~13 min drivePhoto: gcchang, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- Helmer Creek TrailHiking · ~7 min drive
- Shedroof Divide Trail #512Hiking · ~11 min drive
- NavigationHiking · ~13 min drivePhoto: gcchang, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
- Little Grass MountianHiking · ~5 min drive
- Granite Roosevelt Cedar Grove TrailHiking · ~8 min drive
Little Snowy TopHiking · ~18 min drivePhoto: Forest Service - Northern Region, Public Domain Mark (via Flickr)- Boulder MountainHiking · ~6 min drive
- Jackson Mountain TrailHiking · ~10 min drive
Route details
- Distance
- 4.0 mi round trip
- Climbing
- About 3,853 ft
- Summit
- 4,537 ft
- Difficulty
- Hard
Questions about this route
How long is the Gold Peak on Gold Peak?
About 4.0 mi round trip.
How much elevation gain is on the Gold Peak?
About 3,853 ft of climbing round trip.
How hard is the Gold Peak?
It is rated hard.
Conditions and forecast on Gold Peak
Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at the summit and route start for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
