Mccormick Creek
- 8.4 mi
- round trip
- 1,027 ft
- climb
- 7,344 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Is Mccormick Creek 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.
McCormick Creek is a hard hike in the Ninemile Ranger District of Lolo National Forest in western Montana, about 8.4 miles long with a one-way elevation gain of 1,027 feet. The trail is managed by the Forest Service and is an out-and-back route that starts at about 6,020 feet and climbs to about 7,344 feet. The trail is natural-surfaced and allows both horses and bikes, so it works for riders and pack animals as well as hikers. That makes it a flexible option for a longer trip on foot or on horseback. Kennedy Creek is the closest nearby hike, about 1.8 miles away, and Josephine is about 3.4 miles off. Reservation Divide and Kreis Pond Campground are both within about 6 miles.
Local outfitters
- Granite Peak RV Resort22 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Kennedy CreekHiking1.8 mi
- JosephineHiking3.4 mi
- Reservation DivideHiking3.9 mi
- Kreis Pond Blue Loop - AHiking4.5 mi
Ch-Paa-Qn PeakHikingPhoto: Forest Service - Northern Region, Public Domain Mark (via Flickr)5 mi- Kreis Pond Blue LoopHiking5.6 mi
- Kreis Pond Red LoopMountain biking6.1 mi
- Kreis Pond CampgroundCamping6.3 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Ch-Paa-Qn PeakHiking · ~9 min drivePhoto: Forest Service - Northern Region, Public Domain Mark (via Flickr)
High Point TrailHiking · ~25 min drivePhoto: astrophotography_andy, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- Kennedy CreekHiking · ~3 min drive
- Kakashe MountainHiking · ~38 min drive
- Kreis Pond Blue Loop - AHiking · ~8 min drive
- Grand Menard Envir DiscoveryHiking · ~14 min drive
- Reservation DivideHiking · ~7 min drive
- Kreis Pond Orange LoopHiking · ~11 min drive
- West Mountain CreekHiking · ~16 min drive
- Stark MountainHiking · ~12 min drive
Route details
- Distance
- 8.4 mi round trip
- Climbing
- About 1,027 ft
- Starts at
- Mccormick Creek Trailhead (about 6,020 ft)
- Summit
- 7,451 ft
- Difficulty
- Hard
- Time
- About 3.5 hours
Getting there
Park at MCCORMICK CREEK TRAILHEAD.
Season
Season: Year-round.
Questions about this route
How long is the Mccormick Creek on McCormick Peak?
About 8.4 mi round trip from Mccormick Creek Trailhead (about 6,020 ft).
How much elevation gain is on the Mccormick Creek?
About 1,027 ft of climbing round trip.
How hard is the Mccormick Creek?
It is rated hard.
Where does the Mccormick Creek start?
Mccormick Creek Trailhead (about 6,020 ft).
How long does the Mccormick Creek take?
About 3.5 hours round trip.
When is the best time for the Mccormick Creek?
Year-round.
Conditions and forecast on McCormick Peak
Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at the summit and route start for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
