Montana · Hiking · Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness

Copper Creek

6.8 mi
round trip
1,543 ft
climb
9,303 ft
high point
Out and back
route

Caution today

Agency alerts are in effect for this area; weather is good · USFS, OpenWeather · checked 1 h ago

Is Copper Creek open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Yellowstone Ranger District. It doesn't name Copper Creek, so check the source for the area it covers (13 listed).

As of · Source: USFS · Yellowstone Ranger District. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Copper Creek is a hard hike in the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness, part of the Yellowstone Ranger District of Custer Gallatin National Forest in Montana. The trail is about 6.8 miles long, with a one-way elevation gain of 1,543 feet, and it runs on natural surface. The Forest Service manages the land. The route is an out-and-back that starts at about 7,411 feet and climbs to about 9,303 feet. Horses are allowed, but bikes are not. Sheep Creek and Lower Sheep Creek are both about a mile away, and Buffalo Divide is about 2 miles off. For an overnight base, Hicks Park campground sits about 5 miles from the trail.

Local outfitters

Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.