Elephant Head
About
Elephant Head is a summit in Montana, 5342 feet high. It is reached by the access trail Lange Creek, which is 21.5 miles long and gains 2166 feet of elevation.
Summit Facts
Summit elevation
5,342 ft
Elevation from USGS 3D Elevation Program terrain data (about 10 m resolution).
Location
Elephant Head
Montana
Name and location: U.S. Geological Survey, Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). Elevation: USGS 3D Elevation Program. View the GNIS record.
Facts about this place
When to go
Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Gibson Dam, MT weather station, 4.1 mi away. High / low in °F.
- Jan36° high12° low
- Feb36° high12° low
- Mar42° high18° low
- Apr50° high25° low
- May59° high33° low
- Jun67° high39° low
- Jul79° high45° low
- Aug78° high43° low
- Sep67° high36° low
- Oct54° high29° low
- Nov42° high20° low
- Dec35° high13° low
Where it is
- Bob Marshall Wilderness · Wilderness
- Rocky Mountain Ranger District · Ranger district
- Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest · National forest
- Nearest town
- Packers, Montana · 8.3 mi
Source: Wilderness.net boundaries; USFS EDW boundaries; USGS GNIS populated places
Conditions
Active alerts for Rocky Mountain Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:
fire-restriction · posted Aug 25, 2026
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- Lange CreekHiking0.4 mi
- Fish & Game CabinHiking1.7 mi
- Sun Butte CutacrossHiking1.7 mi
- Goat CreekHiking1.9 mi
- Sun RiverCanoeing2.9 mi
- Mortimer Gulch CgCamping3.3 mi
- Home Gulch CgCamping5.4 mi
- Kenck CabinCamping7.7 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
