Rollercoaster (Xc)

Montana

Montana

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0.7 mi

Distance

361 ft

Gain

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What we do know

  • Inside Custer Gallatin National Forest

    2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.

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  • No access route mapped

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Part of Mineral Hill

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Rollercoaster (Xc)

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Elevation & route

Distance
0.7 mi
Elevation gain
361 ft
Elevation loss
31 ft
Highest point
7,545 ft
Lowest point
7,172 ft

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About this trail

Rollercoaster (Xc) is a 0.70-mile trail in the Mineral Hill trail system in Montana. It gains 392 feet of elevation.

Permits & access

Managing agency
Forest Service

Facts about this trail

The climb

Starts at
7,204 ft
High point
7,545 ft
Total climbing
361 ft
Total descent
31 ft
Steepest stretch
15% grade right from the start
Length
0.7 mi

Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)

When to go

Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Yellowstone Park Mammoth, WY weather station, 9 mi away. High / low in °F, and days with snow.

  1. Jan31° high12° low9 days with snow
  2. Feb34° high12° low9 days with snow
  3. Mar42° high19° low7 days with snow
  4. Apr50° high26° low5 days with snow
  5. May60° high35° low2 days with snow
  6. Jun69° high42° low
  7. Jul81° high48° low
  8. Aug80° high47° low
  9. Sep69° high39° low1 days with snow
  10. Oct54° high29° low3 days with snow
  11. Nov39° high19° low7 days with snow
  12. Dec30° high12° low10 days with snow

The station sits about 1,400 ft lower than this spot, so expect it to run cooler up here.

Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020

Where it is

Managed by
Forest Service

Source: USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1

Conditions

Active alerts for Gardiner Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)

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