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Montana · Rock climbing · Olney · Near Whitefish
Mouse House
- 5 routes
- 5.5 – 5.10a
- Trad · Sport
- May–Sep
- best months
Mouse House is a climbing area in Stillwater State Forest in western Montana, managed by the State Department of Natural Resources. Five routes sit here, ranging from 5.5 to 5.10a, with trad and sport styles split roughly 3 to 2. Minnie's Crack is the easiest at 5.5, and Fantasia is the hardest at 5.10a. The climbs mix trad and sport, with Get Lonely and Mickey Mantle both rated 5.8. Summer is the most comfortable time to climb. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Olney show July and August highs around 80°F with lows in the low 40s, while winter highs stay near freezing. Point of Rocks, another climbing area, lies about 1.7 miles away. Old Fort Steele Trail is about 1.3 miles off. Stillwater Lake Campground and the Stillwater River are both within about 3 miles.
Around this trail
Add any of these when you start a tripSleep close Eat after Stillwater bar
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On your way back · 11 miIf it rains
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More in Whitefish- Old Fort Steele TrailHiking1.3 mi
- Stryker BasinHiking1.6 mi
- Point of RocksRock climbing1.7 mi
- Burnt LakeHiking1.8 mi
- Stillwater Lake CampgroundCamping3.1 mi
Stillwater RiverCanoeingPhoto: Joe Mabel (on Flickr as Joe Mabel from Seattle, US), CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)3.3 mi
South Dickey LakeCampingPhoto: Recreation.gov (RIDB) / public domain7.1 mi
North Dickey LakeCampingPhoto: Recreation.gov (RIDB) / public domain8.4 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Point of RocksRock climbing · ~3 min drive
- South Stone-Bikini AreaRock climbing · ~50 min drive
- Stone HillRock climbing · ~50 min drive
- Dihedral WallRock climbing · ~50 min drive
- Lizard SlabsRock climbing · ~51 min drive
- Mario Land BouldersRock climbing · ~51 min drive
- Yoshi's IslandRock climbing · ~51 min drive
- Hold Up Bluffs NorthRock climbing · ~51 min drive
- Mikey's Mussel BeachRock climbing · ~51 min drive
- Enchanted NeighborhoodRock climbing · ~51 min drive
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Best time to visit Mouse House
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
28° / 12°
10 wet
Feb
34° / 12°
8 wet
Mar
43° / 19°
8 wet
Apr
53° / 26°
8 wet
May
63° / 34°
11 wet
Jun
69° / 41°
12 wet
Jul
80° / 43°
7 wet
Aug
80° / 41°
6 wet
Sep
69° / 33°
7 wet
Oct
52° / 25°
9 wet
Nov
36° / 19°
10 wet
Dec
27° / 13°
10 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Olney, MT, 8.3 mi away at 3,165 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
