Salmon Mountain
About
Salmon Mountain is a summit in Idaho. It is 8945 ft high. It is reached by the Salmon Mtn Lookout trail, which is 2.4 miles and gains 770 ft of elevation.
Summit Facts
Summit elevation
8,945 ft
Elevation from USGS 3D Elevation Program terrain data (about 10 m resolution).
Location
Salmon Mountain
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
- Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness · Wilderness
- West Fork Ranger District · Ranger district
- Bitterroot National Forest · National forest
- Nearest town
- Upper Crossing, Idaho · 6.6 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
- Salmon Mtn LookoutHiking1.1 mi
- Salamander CreekHiking1.8 mi
- Witter Ridge TrailHiking3.8 mi
- Selway RiverCanoeing5.9 mi
- Little Clearwater RiverCanoeing7.8 mi
- Wendover CampgroundCamping8 mi
- Magruder Rangers HouseCamping8.3 mi
- Magruder Crossing CampgroundCamping9 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
