Rd 3026 Site 1
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Campground · 2.4 mi from the trail
Montana · Hiking · Near Kellogg
Copper Lake
Photo: Robert Ashworth from Bellingham, WA., USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 2.0 mi
- round trip
- 625 ft
- climb
- 5,003 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Jul–Sep
- best months
Is Copper 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.
Copper Lake is an easy out-and-back hike in the Superior Ranger District of Montana's Lolo National Forest, about 2 miles long with a one-way climb of 625 feet from a low point of 4,374 feet to a high of 5,003 feet. The trail is on natural surface and bikes are allowed, and it is not an accessible route. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Mullan Pass, Idaho, show July and August highs around 70°F with only about six wet days a month, while winter highs stay near 28°F. The hike is open year-round. Saint Regis Lakes is about 1.5 miles away, and Shoshone Park Kitchen campground is about 2.6 miles off. Paddlers can reach the Saint Regis River, about 4.8 miles away, and the North Fork Saint Joe River, about 5.7 miles away.
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Best time to go · Jul–Sep
Best time to visit Copper 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
28° / 19°
19 wet
Feb
28° / 19°
17 wet
Mar
34° / 22°
19 wet
Apr
40° / 27°
17 wet
May
50° / 36°
15 wet
Jun
58° / 42°
13 wet
Jul
70° / 52°
6 wet
Aug
69° / 51°
6 wet
Sep
59° / 44°
8 wet
Oct
44° / 32°
13 wet
Nov
32° / 23°
17 wet
Dec
27° / 18°
18 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Mullan Pass Vor/Dme, ID, 2.8 mi away at 6,028 ft. The station sits about 1,000 ft higher than this place, so expect it a little warmer here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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