Rodney Ridge
- 5.1 mi
- round trip
- 762 ft
- climb
- 5,224 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- May–Sep
- best months
Rodney Ridge is a 5.1-mile out-and-back hike on Bureau of Land Management land within the Butte Field Office in Montana. The trail climbs about 760 feet from a low of 4,441 feet to a high of 5,224 feet, and it is rated moderate. The route is open year round. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical July and August highs reach about 78°F with lows near 49°F, based on averages from a nearby weather station at Austin. Winters there are cold, with January highs around 30°F and lows near 12°F. The trail's natural surface allows for biking, and the Lower DeFord Trail and Eagle Scout Trail both sit within a quarter mile of the route. Climbers can head to Mount Helena, about 1.7 miles away, and paddlers will find Tenmile Creek roughly 4.9 miles off.
Local outfitters
- MTBCity3 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Lower DeFord TrailMountain biking0.1 mi
- Eagle Scout TrailHiking0.2 mi
- Sunset SlabRock climbing1.7 mi
- Mount HelenaRock climbing1.7 mi
- MTBcityCamping2.8 mi
- Tenmile CreekCanoeing4.9 mi
- Prickly Pear CreekCanoeing5 mi
- Strawberry CabinCamping9.1 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Rodney MeadowHiking · ~1 min drivePhoto: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
Prairie TrailHiking · ~3 min drivePhoto: ericmerrill, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
Reeder's Village TrailHiking · ~1 min drivePhoto: Jon Roanhaus, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Diretissima TrailHiking · ~3 min drivePhoto: ericmerrill, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- South DumpHiking · ~2 min drivePhoto: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
- Easy Rider TrailHiking · Next door
- West End TrailHiking · ~3 min drivePhoto: ericmerrill, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
- Entertainment TrailHiking · ~1 min drive
- Old Chevy TrailHiking · ~3 min drivePhoto: ericmerrill, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
- 2006 TrailHiking · ~1 min drive
Best time to visit Rodney Ridge
Best months: May–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
30° / 12°
6 wet
Feb
32° / 13°
6 wet
Mar
41° / 19°
7 wet
Apr
50° / 26°
8 wet
May
60° / 35°
9 wet
Jun
68° / 42°
9 wet
Jul
78° / 49°
6 wet
Aug
78° / 47°
6 wet
Sep
67° / 39°
6 wet
Oct
51° / 30°
6 wet
Nov
37° / 19°
6 wet
Dec
29° / 13°
6 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Austin 1 W, MT, 11.7 mi away at 4,851 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
