Burnt Fork Pinnacle
- 6.4 mi
- round trip
- 2,492 ft
- climb
- 6,876 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Is Burnt Fork Pinnacle 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.
Burnt Fork Pinnacle is a hard out-and-back hike in the Ninemile Ranger District of Montana's Lolo National Forest. The route starts at the Burnt Fork Trailhead, where parking is labeled as Burnt Fork Trailhead, and it runs about 6.4 miles with a total elevation gain of 2,492 feet. The climb carries you from a low point of about 4,379 feet up to a high point of about 6,876 feet. The trail is a natural-surface route, and it is open to both bikes and horses. The Forest Service manages the land, and the trail is open year round, so there is no off-season to plan around. Several other hikes lie within a short drive. Reservation Divide is about 4 miles away, the Nine Mile Divide Trail is about 5 miles off, and Josephine and McCormick Creek are both within about 9 miles.
Local outfitters
- Granite Peak RV Resort30 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Reservation DivideHiking4 mi
- nine mile divide trailHiking5.1 mi
- JosephineHiking6.6 mi
- 9 mile divide trailHiking8.3 mi
- Mccormick CreekHiking8.7 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Ch-Paa-Qn PeakHiking · ~23 min drivePhoto: Forest Service - Northern Region, Public Domain Mark (via Flickr)
High Point TrailHiking · ~36 min drivePhoto: astrophotography_andy, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- Reservation DivideHiking · ~7 min drive
- Kreis Pond Blue Loop - AHiking · ~20 min drive
- Ninemile Divide TrailHiking · ~17 min drive
- nine mile divide trailHiking · ~9 min drive
- Kreis Pond Blue LoopHiking · ~22 min drive
- West Mountain CreekHiking · ~18 min drive
- Kennedy CreekHiking · ~17 min drive
- Kreis Pond Orange LoopHiking · ~23 min drive
Route details
- Distance
- 6.4 mi round trip
- Climbing
- About 2,492 ft
- Starts at
- Burnt Fork Trailhead (about 4,379 ft)
- Summit
- 6,684 ft
- Difficulty
- Hard
- Time
- About 3.5 hours
Getting there
Park at BURNT FORK TRAILHEAD.
Season
Season: Year-round.
Questions about this route
How long is the Burnt Fork Pinnacle on Burnt Fork Pinnacle?
About 6.4 mi round trip from Burnt Fork Trailhead (about 4,379 ft).
How much elevation gain is on the Burnt Fork Pinnacle?
About 2,492 ft of climbing round trip.
How hard is the Burnt Fork Pinnacle?
It is rated hard.
Where does the Burnt Fork Pinnacle start?
Burnt Fork Trailhead (about 4,379 ft).
How long does the Burnt Fork Pinnacle take?
About 3.5 hours round trip.
When is the best time for the Burnt Fork Pinnacle?
Year-round.
Conditions and forecast on Burnt Fork Pinnacle
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.
