Blue Joint
- 30.6 mi
- round trip
- 1,154 ft
- climb
- 7,306 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Is Blue Joint open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists 4 alerts for Bitterroot National Forest.
Pile burning on West Fork Ranger and Darby-Sula Districts Nov. 3
Agency alert covering Bitterroot National Forest · USFS · Bitterroot National Forest
Pile burning on West Fork Ranger District end of October
Agency alert covering West Fork Ranger District · USFS · West Fork Ranger District
Pile burning on West Fork Ranger District Oct. 26
Agency alert covering West Fork Ranger District · USFS · West Fork Ranger District
Two Prescribed Burns Planned for the week of Oct. 5 - Piquett Creek & Cameron Gap
Agency alert covering Bitterroot National Forest · USFS · Bitterroot National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Bitterroot National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Blue Joint is a hard hike of about 30.6 miles in the West Fork Ranger District of Montana's Bitterroot National Forest, managed by the Forest Service. The route is an out-and-back with a one-way climb of about 1,154 feet, starting at roughly 5,149 feet and reaching a high point of about 7,306 feet. The trail is natural-surface, and the route is long and steep. Plan on a serious day with plenty of time for both the climb and the return. Nearby, Little Blue Joint and Castle Rock are both within about 2 miles. Fales Flat Campground sits about 4 miles away, and paddlers can reach the West Fork Bitterroot River about 8.8 miles off.
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