Red Eagle
Photo: GlacierNPS, Public Domain Mark (via Flickr)- 8.1 mi
- round trip
- 754 ft
- climb
- Out and back
- route
- Hard
- difficulty
- Jun–Sep
- best months
Is Red Eagle open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Glacier National Park. It doesn't name Red Eagle, so check the source for the area it covers.
Going-to-the-Sun Road Seasonal Closure
Park closure covering Glacier National Park · NPS · Glacier National Park
As of · Source: NPS · Glacier National Park. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Red Eagle is a 16.18-mile out-and-back trail in Montana managed by the National Park Service with 754 feet of elevation gain.
Local outfitters
- North American RV Park & Yurt Village34 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Beaver Pond TrailHiking · Next doorPhoto: GlacierNPS, Public Domain Mark (via Flickr)
Divide CreekHiking · ~5 min drivePhoto: Tony Webster, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
Rising SunHiking · ~8 min drivePhoto: w_lemay, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- Rose Creek TrailHiking · ~8 min drivePhoto: w_lemay, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
Grinnell Glacier TrailHiking · ~20 min drivePhoto: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- St Mary Corral CutoffHiking · Next doorPhoto: GlacierNPS, Public Domain Mark (via Flickr)
Sherburne CutoffHiking · ~15 min drivePhoto: Pablo F. J., CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- Otokomi Lake TrailheadHiking · ~8 min drive
Cracker Lake TrailHiking · ~16 min drivePhoto: alexblondeau, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Rising Sun TrailHiking · ~8 min drivePhoto: SridharSaraf, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
Best time to visit Red Eagle
Best months: June–September. 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
32° / 15°
15 wet
Feb
31° / 14°
14 wet
Mar
38° / 20°
16 wet
Apr
45° / 28°
14 wet
May
56° / 35°
13 wet
Jun
63° / 42°
12 wet
Jul
73° / 46°
9 wet
Aug
73° / 45°
8 wet
Sep
63° / 39°
9 wet
Oct
49° / 32°
12 wet
Nov
37° / 25°
14 wet
Dec
31° / 17°
15 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at St. Mary 1 Ssw, MT, 0.3 mi away at 4,555 ft. We don't have this place's elevation, so higher spots nearby can run cooler. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
