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Montana
Coyote Creek Cutoff
2.3 mi
Distance
1,016 ft
Gain
57 min
Time
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What we do know
Inside Custer Gallatin National Forest
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Coyote Creek Cutoff
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 2.3 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,016 ft
- Elevation loss
- 1,016 ft
- Highest point
- 7,628 ft
- Lowest point
- 7,258 ft
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- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this trail
Coyote Creek Cutoff is a 4.64-mile out-and-back trail in Montana with 1,016 feet of elevation gain and loss. The route reaches a maximum elevation of 7,628 feet.
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