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Idaho
West Fork Mink Creek
3.7 mi
Distance
1,026 ft
Gain
2h 16m
Time
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What we do know
Inside Caribou-Targhee National Forest
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West Fork Mink Creek
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 3.7 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,026 ft
- Elevation loss
- 586 ft
- Highest point
- 6,241 ft
- Lowest point
- 5,210 ft
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About this trail
West Fork Mink Creek is a 3.74-mile trail in Idaho managed by the Forest Service at the Slate Mountain Trailhead. The route gains 1,650 feet of elevation within the Slate Mountain Trailhead system.
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- Forest Service
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