Idaho · Hiking · Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness

Puddin Mountain

11.6 mi
round trip
668 ft
climb
9,074 ft
high point
Out and back
route

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Puddin Mountain is a hard hike in Idaho's Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness, on the North Fork Ranger District of the Salmon-Challis National Forest. The trail is an out-and-back that climbs from about 8,016 feet to 9,074 feet, a gain of 668 feet over a route of about 11.6 miles. The trail is accessible and is open year-round. Horses are allowed, and bikes are not. The surface is natural. The closest neighbors are Harbor Lake, about 0.3 miles away, and Ship Island and Waterfall, each within about 2 miles. Gant Ridge is about 2.1 miles off.

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Harbor LakePhoto: Mario Hains, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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