Long Mountain Lake
- 0.7 mi
- round trip
- 709 ft
- climb
- 7,089 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Is Long Mountain Lake open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Idaho Panhandle National Forests. It doesn't name Long Mountain Lake, 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
Trail 16 Canyon Creek (Long Canyon) Closure
Agency alert covering Bonners Ferry Ranger District · Order 01-04-07-26-007 · USFS · Bonners Ferry Ranger District
Heavy Truck Traffic on FS Road 209
Agency alert covering Idaho Panhandle National Forests · USFS · Idaho Panhandle National Forests
As of · Source: USFS · Idaho Panhandle National Forests. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Long Mountain Lake is a short out-and-back hike in Idaho's Bonners Ferry Ranger District, part of the Idaho Panhandle National Forests. The trail is about 0.7 miles long, with a total elevation gain of 709 feet, and it starts and ends near 7,079 feet, reaching a high point of 7,089 feet. The steepest stretch comes early, at about 0.12 miles in, with a grade of 25 percent. The route is on natural surface, and the Forest Service allows both horses and bikes. It is not an accessible trail. The open season runs from June 1 to September 30, and the estimated time for the trip is about half an hour. Pyramid is about 0.7 miles away, and Big Fisher Lake is about 1.4 miles off. Parker Lake is about 2.2 miles away, and the Fs Trail 43 (Pyramid/Ball Lakes Access) campground is about 2.3 miles away.
Local outfitters
- Nordman Resort20 mi away
- Kootenai River Campground39 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- PyramidHiking0.7 mi
- Big Fisher LakeHiking1.4 mi
- Parker LakeHiking2.2 mi
- Fs Trail 43 (Pyramid/Ball Lakes Access)Camping2.3 mi
- Fs Trail 286 (Myrtle Peak/Lake Access)Camping5.7 mi
- Ball Creek WallRock climbing6 mi
- Lion's CreekRock climbing7.3 mi
- Fs Trail 268 (Two Mouth Lakes Access)Camping7.8 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Myrtle FallsHiking · ~21 min drivePhoto: Stephen Wolfe from Columbus, OH, USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
NavigationHiking · ~22 min drivePhoto: gcchang, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- Parker LakeHiking · ~4 min drive
- Russell Peak LookoutHiking · ~6 min drive
Ole Humpback TrailHiking · ~22 min drivePhoto: Stephen Wolfe from Columbus, OH, USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- PyramidHiking · ~1 min drive
- Smith Creek-Red TopHiking · ~10 min drive
LakeshoreHiking · ~22 min drivePhoto: gcchang, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- Russell RidgeHiking · ~6 min drive
- Parker Creek NrtHiking · ~14 min drive