Mountain · 1 route

Twin Butte

6,881 ft · Idaho

Summit
6,881 ft
Routes
1 way up

Route up Twin Butte

  1. Twin Butte TrailHardabout 2,910 ft of climbing5.8 mi round tripSee the route
Map of the route up Twin Butte, with each route's start numbered and the summit marked
Twin Butte TrailMap © Mapbox © OpenStreetMap contributors

About Twin Butte

Twin Butte is a summit of 6,881 feet in Idaho's Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness, within the Moose Creek Ranger District of the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest. The nearest town is Charlos Heights, Montana, about 24 miles away. The Twin Butte Trail lies about 2 miles away, and Pettibone Ridge is about 3 miles off. Paradise Creek and Cub Creek Trail are each a little under 4 miles away.

Forecast on Twin Butte

Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at the summit and route start for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.

Questions about Twin Butte

How tall is Twin Butte?

6,881 ft (2,097 m).

How many routes go to the summit of Twin Butte?

One: Twin Butte Trail.

Mountains nearby

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Facts about this place

Where it is

Nearest town
Charlos Heights, Montana · 24 mi

Source: Wilderness.net boundaries; USFS EDW boundaries; USGS GNIS populated places

Conditions

Active alerts for Moose Creek Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)

Is Twin Butte open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest. It doesn't name Twin Butte, so check the source for the area it covers.

As of · Source: USFS · Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.