Wood Mountain
- 7.5 mi
- round trip
- 2,542 ft
- climb
- 5,893 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Is Wood Mountain open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Three Rivers Ranger District. It doesn't name Wood Mountain, so check the source for the area it covers (2 listed).
Ross Creek Cedars Road Closure & Storm Damage Update
Agency closure covering Three Rivers Ranger District · Order 01-14-04-26-08 · USFS · Three Rivers Ranger District
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
Spar Lake Road #384 Road Closed to Motorized Vehicles
Agency alert covering Three Rivers Ranger District · Order 01-14-04-26-04 · USFS · Three Rivers Ranger District
As of · Source: USFS · Three Rivers Ranger District. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Wood Mountain is a hard hike in the Three Rivers Ranger District of Montana's Kootenai National Forest, about 7.5 miles long with a one-way elevation gain of 2,542 feet. The trail is an out-and-back, starting at the Wood Mountain TH 175 parking area and climbing from a low point of 3,344 feet to a high point of 5,893 feet. The route is on natural surface, and the Forest Service allows both horses and bikes. The trail is open from May 1 through November 30. The Wood Creek Scenic Larch Trail lies less than a mile away, and Grubstake Mountain is about 2 miles off. Paddlers can reach the Yaak River within 3 miles, and Caribou Campground is about 4 miles away.
Local outfitters
- Indian Springs Montana25 mi away
- Kootenai River Campground35 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Wood Creek Scenic Larch TrailHiking0.8 mi
- Grubstake MountainHiking2.1 mi
Yaak RiverCanoeingPhoto: Davidmcarson, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)2.6 mi- North Fork Yaak RiverHiking3 mi
- Caribou CampgroundCamping4 mi
- Upper Ford Cabin RentalCamping4.4 mi
- West Fork Yaak RiverCanoeing5.7 mi
- Garver Mtn. Lookout RentalCamping9.3 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Wood Creek Scenic Larch TrailHiking · ~1 min drive
- Caribou MountainHiking · ~6 min drive
- Hoskins LakeHiking · ~9 min drive
- Mount Obermayer TieHiking · ~16 min drive
- N FORK BIG CREEK SNOWMOBL SPURHiking · ~18 min drive
- Grubstake MountainHiking · ~4 min drive
- Bunker Creek TieHiking · ~11 min drive
- Bonnet TopHiking · ~10 min drive
- Garver Mountain LookoutHiking · ~16 min drive
- Purcell/lost HorseHiking · ~24 min drive
Route details
- Distance
- 7.5 mi round trip
- Climbing
- About 2,542 ft
- Starts at
- WOOD MOUNTAIN TH 175 (about 3,344 ft)
- Summit
- 5,893 ft
- Difficulty
- Hard
- Time
- About 4 hours
Getting there
Park at WOOD MOUNTAIN TH 175.
Questions about this route
How long is the Wood Mountain on Wood Mountain?
About 7.5 mi round trip from WOOD MOUNTAIN TH 175 (about 3,344 ft).
How much elevation gain is on the Wood Mountain?
About 2,542 ft of climbing round trip.
How hard is the Wood Mountain?
It is rated hard.
Where does the Wood Mountain start?
WOOD MOUNTAIN TH 175 (about 3,344 ft).
How long does the Wood Mountain take?
About 4 hours round trip.
Conditions and forecast on Wood Mountain
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.
