National Forest Development Road 1479
- 0.2 mi
- round trip
- 258 ft
- climb
- 3,643 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Apr–Oct
- best months
Is National Forest Development Road 1479 open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Idaho Panhandle National Forests. It doesn't name National Forest Development Road 1479, so check the source for the area it covers (4 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
Emergency Road Closure Forest Road 225, Slate Creek
Agency closure covering St. Joe Ranger District · Order 01-04-04-26-001 · USFS · St. Joe Ranger District
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
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.
National Forest Development Road 1479 is a short out-and-back ski route in Idaho covering 0.23 miles.
Local outfitters
- MiVoden49 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Silver Mountain ResortDownhill skiing · ~1h 5m drive
- National Forest Development Road 1479Cross-country skiing · Next door
- VeloCross-country skiing · ~40 min drive
- National Forest Development Road 377Cross-country skiing · Next door
- Foothill RoadCross-country skiing · ~41 min drive
- Hume RoadCross-country skiing · ~1 min drive
- Headwaters LoopCross-country skiing · ~41 min drive
- National Forest Development Road 377Cross-country skiing · ~1 min drive
- Foothill RoadCross-country skiing · ~41 min drive
- National Forest Development Road 377Cross-country skiing · ~2 min drive
Also worth it near here
EAST FORK MEADOW CREEKHiking · ~4 min drivePhoto: Robert Ashworth from Bellingham, WA., USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Bald Mountain Lookout (Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests, ID)Camping · ~6 min drive
- Bald MountainSummit · ~6 min drive
Palouse RiverCanoeing · ~18 min drivePhoto: Jgreenbook at English Wikipedia, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit National Forest Development Road 1479
Best months: April–October. 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
37° / 26°
10 wet · 5 snow
Feb
41° / 26°
9 wet · 3 snow
Mar
48° / 30°
11 wet · 2 snow
Apr
56° / 34°
9 wet · 1 snow
May
65° / 40°
9 wet
Jun
71° / 45°
7 wet
Jul
82° / 49°
4 wet
Aug
84° / 48°
3 wet
Sep
74° / 42°
4 wet
Oct
59° / 35°
8 wet
Nov
44° / 30°
10 wet · 2 snow
Dec
36° / 25°
10 wet · 5 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Potlatch 3 Nne, ID, 13.2 mi away at 2,760 ft. The station sits about 900 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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