Lyon Falls
- 0.5 mi
- round trip
- 217 ft
- climb
- 6,717 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- May–Oct
- best months
Is Lyon Falls open right now?
No closures listed
The Forest Service lists no closures for Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest.
As of · Source: USFS · Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Lyon Falls is a short, easy hike in the Judith-Musselshell Ranger District of the Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest in Montana, about half a mile long and roughly 217 feet of elevation gain. The Forest Service manages the land, and the trail is a natural-surface out-and-back that starts and ends at nearly the same point, with the high point around 6,717 feet. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show July and August highs around 81°F with lows near 47°F, while winter highs stay in the upper 30s. That station sits well below the trail, so temperatures on the falls run cooler. The trail is not accessible, and bikes and horses are not allowed. Gibson Peak is about 0.7 miles away, and Dry Wolf and Dry Wolf Campground are both about 1.7 miles off. Morris Creek is about 2.7 miles away.
- Gibson PeakHiking0.7 mi
- Dry WolfHiking1.7 mi
- Dry Wolf CampgroundCamping1.7 mi
- Morris CreekHiking2.7 mi
- Dry Wolf CabinCamping4.1 mi
- Memorial FallsRock climbing9.4 mi
- Upper FallsRock climbing9.4 mi
- Middle Fork Judith RiverCanoeing9.6 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Memorial FallsHiking · ~16 min drivePhoto: Forest Service - Northern Region, Public Domain Mark (via Flickr)- Yogo CreekHiking · ~5 min drive
- N Fk HooverHiking · ~14 min drive
- Gibson PeakHiking · ~1 min drive
- Woodchopper RidgeHiking · ~7 min drive
- Pioneer RidgeHiking · ~14 min drive
- Yogo TrailHiking · ~7 min drive
- Prospect RidgeHiking · ~12 min drive
- Villars-SpruceHiking · ~14 min drive
- Villars CreekHiking · ~14 min drive
Best time to visit Lyon Falls
Best months: May–October. 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
37° / 16°
Feb
40° / 16°
Mar
46° / 22°
Apr
54° / 27°
May
63° / 35°
Jun
71° / 42°
Jul
81° / 47°
Aug
81° / 47°
Sep
72° / 40°
Oct
58° / 32°
Nov
44° / 24°
Dec
37° / 16°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Neihart 8 Nnw, MT, 14.1 mi away at 5,230 ft. The station sits about 1,500 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.
