Mount George
About
Mount George is a summit in Idaho's Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness, within the West Fork Ranger District of the Bitterroot National Forest. The nearest town is Darby, Montana, about 23 miles away. Whitecap Creek and Canyon Creek are both about 2 miles away and make for nearby hiking. Vance Point is about 2.4 miles off, and Paradise Campground, about 6.6 miles away, offers a place to camp.
Summit Facts
Summit elevation
7,750 ft
Elevation from USGS 3D Elevation Program terrain data (about 10 m resolution).
Location
Mount George
Idaho
Name and location: U.S. Geological Survey, Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). Elevation: USGS 3D Elevation Program. View the GNIS record.
Facts about this place
Where it is
- Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness · Wilderness
- West Fork Ranger District · Ranger district
- Bitterroot National Forest · National forest
- Nearest town
- Darby, Montana · 23 mi
Source: Wilderness.net boundaries; USFS EDW boundaries; USGS GNIS populated places
Conditions
Active alerts for Bitterroot National Forest as of Oct 9, 2026:
Two Prescribed Burns Planned for the week of Oct. 5 - Piquett Creek & Cameron Gap
fire-restriction · posted Oct 2, 2026
OPEN: FS Road 720 open as of Sept. 28; Lost Horse, Lick Creek, 711 Rd, and 75 Roads are open
information · posted Sep 28, 2026
Bitterroot National Forest Food Storage Order
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- Whitecap CreekHiking2 mi
- Canyon CreekHiking2.1 mi
- Vance PointHiking2.4 mi
- Vance MountainHiking3.8 mi
- Cooper PointHiking5.1 mi
- White Cap CreekCanoeing5.7 mi
- Forest DivideHiking5.9 mi
- Paradise CampgroundCamping6.6 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
