Crosscut
- 0.5 mi
- round trip
- 159 ft
- climb
- 5,989 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Jul–Sep
- best months
Caution at last check
Weather is marginal · SNOTEL, OpenWeather · checked 19 h ago
Crosscut is a cross-country ski route in Montana, about 7 miles from the town of Springhill. It is a short out-and-back, roughly a mile long, with a high point of about 5,989 feet and a low of about 5,916 feet. The climb is back-loaded, with the steepest stretch at about 0.24 miles, and the total gain and loss are each about 159 feet. Winter is the natural season for this route. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Bozeman show January highs around 34°F with lows near 15°F and about nine snow days. That station sits roughly 1,000 feet lower than the route, so temperatures on the trail run cooler. Love Lane and Flyway are both about 0.1 mile away, and Forsythe Meadow Trail is about 0.2 mile away. For an overnight stay, Battle Ridge Cabin is about 3.8 miles off.
Local outfitters
- Yellowstone Safari Company11 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
Best time to go · Jul–Sep
Best time to visit Crosscut
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
34° / 15°
11 wet · 9 snow
Feb
37° / 17°
10 wet · 8 snow
Mar
46° / 24°
12 wet · 9 snow
Apr
54° / 30°
13 wet · 6 snow
May
63° / 39°
15 wet · 2 snow
Jun
72° / 46°
15 wet
Jul
82° / 52°
11 wet
Aug
81° / 50°
10 wet
Sep
71° / 42°
9 wet · 1 snow
Oct
57° / 32°
10 wet · 3 snow
Nov
42° / 22°
10 wet · 7 snow
Dec
33° / 14°
11 wet · 9 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Bozeman Montana State Univ, MT, 13.2 mi away at 4,913 ft. The station sits about 1,100 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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