Summit Lake
- Jul–Sep
- best months
Is Summit Lake open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists an alert for Lolo National Forest.
East Fork Big Creek Road & Trail Closure- Superior Ranger District
Agency alert covering Lolo National Forest · Order 26-003- · USFS · Lolo National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Lolo National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Summit Lake is a 6-acre lake near Seeley Lake, Montana, at about 4,171 feet. It is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Local outfitters
- Polson Motorcoach Resort35 mi away
- Granite Peak RV Resort37 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Rovero TrailHiking1.3 mi
- NORTH CLEARWATER LOOPHiking1.5 mi
- Rainy Lake CgCamping2.5 mi
- Lake Alva Cg ComplexCamping3.5 mi
- Holland Lake Boating SiteBoat launch4.9 mi
Clearwater RiverCanoeingPhoto: Bswc blackfootchallenge, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)5.6 mi- Richmond PeakSummit6.3 mi
- Morrell FallsWaterfall8.7 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Holland Lake Boating SiteLake fishing · ~8 min drive
- Swan LakeLake fishing · ~1h 14m drive
- Rock CreekRiver fishing · ~1h 17m drive
- Holland LakeLake fishing · ~9 min drive
- George LakeLake fishing · ~10 min drive
- Stoner LakeLake fishing · ~14 min drive
- Rubble LakeLake fishing · ~16 min drive
- Florence LakeLake fishing · ~16 min drive
- Buck LakeLake fishing · ~17 min drive
- Terrace LakesLake fishing · ~17 min drive
Best time to visit Summit Lake
Best months: July–September. 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
31° / 16°
19 wet · 17 snow
Feb
34° / 17°
16 wet · 14 snow
Mar
42° / 23°
16 wet · 11 snow
Apr
50° / 30°
14 wet · 6 snow
May
60° / 38°
14 wet · 1 snow
Jun
68° / 45°
13 wet
Jul
78° / 50°
7 wet
Aug
78° / 49°
7 wet
Sep
67° / 41°
9 wet
Oct
51° / 32°
12 wet · 3 snow
Nov
38° / 24°
16 wet · 10 snow
Dec
29° / 16°
19 wet · 16 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Lindbergh Lake, MT, 5.2 mi away at 4,320 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
