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Montana
Middle Cottonwood Trail
1.1 mi
Distance
552 ft
Gain
37 min
Time
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Inside Custer Gallatin National Forest
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Quick trip — under 2 mi
Out & back
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Middle Cottonwood Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 1.1 mi
- Elevation gain
- 552 ft
- Elevation loss
- 552 ft
- Highest point
- 5,999 ft
- Lowest point
- 5,512 ft
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About this trail
Middle Cottonwood Trail is a 2.12-mile out-and-back hike in Montana with 552 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 5,999 feet.
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