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

Three Blaze

12.8 mi
round trip
1,336 ft
climb
7,294 ft
high point
Out and back
route
Jun–Aug
best months

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Three Blaze 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 a natural-surface out-and-back that climbs from about 5,900 feet to about 7,300 feet over roughly 12.8 miles, with a total elevation gain of about 1,336 feet. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Dixie put July and August highs around 76°F with lows in the upper 30s, and the station sits well below the trail, so temperatures on the route run cooler. Horses are allowed, and bikes are not. The closest neighbors are Flossie Lake and Fishlake, both about 2 miles away, and the South Fork Chamberlain Creek Trail at about 2 miles. Chamberlain Basin campground is about 4 miles off.

  • Best time to go · Jun–Aug

    Best time to visit Three Blaze

    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.

    1. Jan

      31° / 5°

    2. Feb

      33° / 8°

    3. Mar

      38° / 13°

    4. Apr

      46° / 20°

    5. May

      57° / 28°

    6. Jun

      64° / 35°

    7. Jul

      76° / 39°

    8. Aug

      76° / 36°

    9. Sep

      65° / 31°

    10. Oct

      52° / 24°

    11. Nov

      36° / 14°

    12. Dec

      28° / 5°

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Dixie N, ID, 15.5 mi away at 5,740 ft. The station sits about 1,600 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.