Going Home
- 0.2 mi
- round trip
- 111 ft
- climb
- 6,163 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Jul–Sep
- best months
Going Home is a cross-country ski route in Montana, about 7 miles from the town of Springhill. The trail is a short out-and-back with a low point of 6,121 feet and a high of 6,163 feet, making it an easy add-on to a day on the snow. The climb is back-loaded, with the steepest stretch at about 0.14 miles in, and the total gain is 111 feet for the full trip. Winter is the natural season for this route. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show January highs around 34°F with lows near 15°F, and snow on about nine days that month. That station sits roughly 1,250 feet below the trail, so temperatures up high run cooler. Several other ski routes lie just 0.1 mile away, including Meadow Loop and S Bangtail. Climbers can head to Wolverine Bowl about 2 miles off, and Battle Ridge Cabin offers a place to stay around 3 miles away.
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 Going Home
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, 13.8 mi away at 4,913 ft. The station sits about 1,300 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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