Krause -13a
Campground
Campground · 3.5 mi from the trail
Montana · Lake fishing · Bigfork · Near Whitefish
Cougar Lake
- Apr–May, Jul–Oct
- best months
Cougar Lake is a 5-acre lake near Bigfork, Montana, at about 3,016 feet.
Around this trail
Add any of these when you start a tripSleep close Eat after Blaine Creek Grill
Restaurant
On your way back · 7 mi · Open after 6If it rains Wanda Hollensteiner Art Gallery
Gallery
On your way back · 13 mi
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More in WhitefishLocal outfitters
- Montana Basecamp11 mi away
- Mountain Meadow RV Park & Cabins16 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
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- Krause Basin 901Hiking2.7 mi
- Krause Basin 904Hiking2.8 mi
- Mount AeneasSummit6.6 mi
- Flathead Lake/Wayfarers State ParkState park6.9 mi
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- 5398-2 Bear Creek RoadCamping8.5 mi
- Wildcat MountainSummit8.9 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Double LakeLake fishing · ~4 min drive
- Swan LakeLake fishing · ~25 min drive
- Riverside CampgroundSaltwater fishing · ~24 min drive
- Echo LakeLake fishing · ~5 min drive
- Kaufmans LakeLake fishing · ~7 min drive
- Fennon SloughLake fishing · ~8 min drive
- Flathead LakeLake fishing · ~11 min drive
- Birch LakeLake fishing · ~12 min drive
- Lake Seven AcresLake fishing · ~14 min drive
- Loon LakeLake fishing · ~16 min drive
Best time to visit Cougar Lake
Best months: April–May and July–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
32° / 18°
13 wet · 9 snow
Feb
37° / 19°
10 wet · 6 snow
Mar
45° / 26°
11 wet · 4 snow
Apr
55° / 32°
11 wet · 1 snow
May
65° / 40°
12 wet
Jun
71° / 47°
13 wet
Jul
81° / 51°
8 wet
Aug
81° / 49°
6 wet
Sep
70° / 41°
8 wet
Oct
56° / 31°
11 wet · 1 snow
Nov
41° / 26°
12 wet · 3 snow
Dec
33° / 20°
13 wet · 8 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Creston, MT, 4.1 mi away at 2,935 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
