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Campground
Campground · 1.2 mi from the trail
Montana · Hiking · Near Emigrant
Crow Mountain
- 6.1 mi
- round trip
- 993 ft
- climb
- 8,091 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Jul–Aug
- best months
Is Crow Mountain open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Yellowstone Ranger District. It doesn't name Crow Mountain, so check the source for the area it covers (13 listed).
East Fork of the Mill Creek Trail Bridge Stock Closure
Agency closure covering Yellowstone Ranger District · Order 01-11-04-26-03 · USFS · Yellowstone Ranger District
NFSR #1700 South Plateau Road Closure
Agency closure covering Custer Gallatin National Forest · USFS · Custer Gallatin National Forest
Hyalite Porcupine Buffalo Horn Summer Interim Travel Order and Map and Order # 01-11-00-26-02
Agency closure covering Custer Gallatin National Forest · Order 01-11-00-26-02 · USFS · Custer Gallatin National Forest
Hyalite Porcupine Buffalo Horn Winter Interim Travel Order and Map Order Number: #01-11-00-26-01
Agency closure covering Custer Gallatin National Forest · USFS · Custer Gallatin National Forest
Glacier Lake Road #2421 Closure Order Number: # 01-11-82-26- 01
Agency closure covering Custer Gallatin National Forest · Order 01-11-82-26- · USFS · Custer Gallatin National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Yellowstone Ranger District. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Crow Mountain is a hard hike in Montana's Custer Gallatin National Forest, within the Yellowstone Ranger District. The Forest Service manages the land, and the trail is about 6 miles long, rising from roughly 7,100 feet to about 8,100 feet. The trail is natural-surfaced, and horses are allowed. Bikes are not. The climb is an out-and-back, so the one-way gain of nearly 1,000 feet makes the whole trip about 2,000 feet. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Cooke City show July highs around 74°F with lows near 39°F, while winter highs sit in the 20s. Moose Park is just 0.1 mile away, and Lambert Creek and the Crow Mountain Waytrail are both within a few miles. Climbers can head to Ladyfingers Buttress, about 4 miles off.
Around this trail
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More in EmigrantLocal outfitters
- Yellowstone Safari Company42 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Moose ParkHiking0.1 mi
- Lambert CreekHiking1.4 mi
- Crow Mountain WaytrailHiking2.1 mi
- Ladyfingers ButtressRock climbing4.2 mi
- Peanuts WallRock climbing4.4 mi
- Mill CreekRock climbing4.4 mi
- Snowbank CampgroundCamping7 mi
- Mill Creek CabinCamping7.1 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Passage FallsHiking · ~8 min drivePhoto: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- Moose ParkHiking · Next door
- Colley CreekHiking · ~4 min drive
- Monitor PeakHiking · ~16 min drive
- Mount Wallace BootpathHiking · ~11 min drive
- Lambert CreekHiking · ~2 min drive
- Silver LakeHiking · ~11 min drive
- Wicked Creek TrailHiking · ~12 min drive
- West Fork HellroaringHiking · ~13 min drive
- Crow Mountain WaytrailHiking · ~4 min drive
Best time to visit Crow Mountain
Best months: July–August. 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
24° / 6°
17 wet
Feb
29° / 7°
13 wet
Mar
37° / 14°
13 wet
Apr
43° / 21°
13 wet
May
54° / 28°
14 wet
Jun
64° / 34°
14 wet
Jul
74° / 39°
11 wet
Aug
71° / 38°
11 wet
Sep
62° / 31°
10 wet
Oct
47° / 24°
11 wet
Nov
31° / 13°
14 wet
Dec
22° / 6°
17 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Cooke City 2 W, MT, 27 mi away at 7,483 ft. The station sits about 600 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
