Langdon Point
- 10.0 mi
- round trip
- 962 ft
- climb
- 6,191 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Jun–Aug
- best months
Is Langdon Point open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists 4 alerts for Bitterroot National Forest.
Pile burning on West Fork Ranger and Darby-Sula Districts Nov. 3
Agency alert covering Bitterroot National Forest · USFS · Bitterroot National Forest
Pile burning on West Fork Ranger District end of October
Agency alert covering West Fork Ranger District · USFS · West Fork Ranger District
Pile burning on West Fork Ranger District Oct. 26
Agency alert covering West Fork Ranger District · USFS · West Fork Ranger District
Two Prescribed Burns Planned for the week of Oct. 5 - Piquett Creek & Cameron Gap
Agency alert covering Bitterroot National Forest · USFS · Bitterroot National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Bitterroot National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Langdon Point is a 10-mile out-and-back hike in Idaho's Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness, within the West Fork Ranger District of the Bitterroot National Forest. The Forest Service manages the land, and the trail is a natural-surface route with a one-way climb of about 960 feet, from a low of roughly 5,140 feet to a high of about 6,191 feet. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show July and August highs around 76°F with lows in the upper 30s, while winter highs stay near freezing. The Selway River and the Grass Ridge hike both lie about 1.5 miles away. Magruder Rangers House campground is about 4.5 miles off, and Deep Creek Campground is about 5.4 miles away.
Best time to go · Jun–Aug
Best time to visit Langdon Point
Best months: June–August. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
31° / 5°
Feb
33° / 8°
Mar
38° / 13°
Apr
46° / 20°
May
57° / 28°
Jun
64° / 35°
Jul
76° / 39°
Aug
76° / 36°
Sep
65° / 31°
Oct
52° / 24°
Nov
36° / 14°
Dec
28° / 5°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Dixie N, ID, 35.1 mi away at 5,740 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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Route details
- Distance
- 10.0 mi round trip
- Climbing
- About 962 ft
- Summit
- 6,355 ft
- Difficulty
- Hard
Questions about this route
How long is the Langdon Point on Langdon Point?
About 10.0 mi round trip.
How much elevation gain is on the Langdon Point?
About 962 ft of climbing round trip.
How hard is the Langdon Point?
It is rated hard.
Conditions and forecast on Langdon Point
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.
