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Montana · Hiking · Near Kellogg
West Fork Trout Creek
- 7.6 mi
- round trip
- 3,905 ft
- climb
- 4,888 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Jul–Sep
- best months
Is West Fork Trout Creek open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Kootenai National Forest. It doesn't name West Fork Trout Creek, so check the source for the area it covers.
Kootenai Flood Event & Inaccessible Areas
Agency closure covering Kootenai National Forest · USFS · Kootenai National Forest
Updated Skillet Fire Area, Road, Trail Closure
Agency alert covering Kootenai National Forest · Order 01-10- · USFS · Kootenai National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Kootenai National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
West Fork Trout Creek is a hard hike in the Cabinet Ranger District of Montana's Kootenai National Forest, managed by the Forest Service. The route is an out-and-back of about 7.6 miles, with a total climb of roughly 3,905 feet from a low point near 3,290 feet to a high of about 4,888 feet. The trail is natural-surface and allows bikes, and it is not an accessible route. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Mullan Pass, Idaho, show July and August highs around 70°F with only about six wet days a month, while winter highs stay in the upper 20s. The Trout Ridge/State Line Trail and Trout Ridge both start about 0.9 miles away. Minton Peak Lookout is about 2.9 miles off, and Marten Creek offers canoeing about 5.3 miles away.
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Best time to go · Jul–Sep
Best time to visit West Fork Trout Creek
Best months: July–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
28° / 19°
19 wet
Feb
28° / 19°
17 wet
Mar
34° / 22°
19 wet
Apr
40° / 27°
17 wet
May
50° / 36°
15 wet
Jun
58° / 42°
13 wet
Jul
70° / 52°
6 wet
Aug
69° / 51°
6 wet
Sep
59° / 44°
8 wet
Oct
44° / 32°
13 wet
Nov
32° / 23°
17 wet
Dec
27° / 18°
18 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Mullan Pass Vor/Dme, ID, 25.9 mi away at 6,028 ft. The station sits about 1,100 ft higher than this place, so expect it a little warmer here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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