Montana · Rock climbing · Bozeman · Near Emigrant

The Fins

5 routes
5.8 – 5.12c
Sport · Trad
Jul–Sep
best months

Is Fins, The open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Bozeman Ranger District. It doesn't name Fins, The, so check the source for the area it covers (16 listed).

As of · Source: USFS · Bozeman Ranger District. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

The Fins is a climbing area in the Bozeman Ranger District of Custer Gallatin National Forest in Montana, managed by the Forest Service. It sits among a cluster of climbing and riding spots, with Swamp Rock just 0.1 mile away and the Lower Wildhorse Lick Trail and Fr 62 Lower Hyalite Creek Road 024b campground both within half a mile. The area has five routes, four of which are sport and one is trad. Grades run from 5.8 up to 5.12c, with Copa de Oro at 5.11b and The Golden Hole at 5.12c among the more challenging options. Climbing Baby Bites the Sun is the only trad route, a 5.8 first ascended by Eli Abeles-Allison in November 2017. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Big Sky show July highs around 78°F with lows near 41°F, while winter highs stay in the 20s and 30s. Overhangatang Boulders lies about 3.5 miles away, and the Face Draw hike is about a mile off.

Around this trail

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  • Sleep close

    Fr 62 Lower Hyalite Creek Road 023

    Campground

    Campground · < 0.1 mi from the trail
  • Eat after

    Blacksmith Italian

    Restaurant

    Open after 6

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  • Best time to go · Jul–Sep

    Best time to visit The Fins

    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.

    1. Jan

      30° / 9°

      13 wet

    2. Feb

      34° / 9°

      11 wet

    3. Mar

      42° / 17°

      12 wet

    4. Apr

      48° / 23°

      11 wet

    5. May

      58° / 30°

      14 wet

    6. Jun

      67° / 36°

      14 wet

    7. Jul

      78° / 41°

      11 wet

    8. Aug

      77° / 39°

      11 wet

    9. Sep

      68° / 33°

      10 wet

    10. Oct

      53° / 25°

      10 wet

    11. Nov

      37° / 16°

      11 wet

    12. Dec

      27° / 9°

      14 wet

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Big Sky 2wnw, MT, 22.7 mi away at 6,590 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Routes (5)