Mountain · 1 route

Mount Elmo

8,115 ft · Montana

Summit
8,115 ft
Routes
1 way up
Season
Year-round

Route up Mount Elmo

  1. Mt. ElmoHardabout 1,831 ft of climbing17.6 mi round tripSee the route
Map of the route up Mount Elmo, with each route's start numbered and the summit marked
Mt. ElmoMap © Mapbox © OpenStreetMap contributors

About Mount Elmo

Mount Elmo is a summit of 8,115 feet in the Belt Creek-White Sulphur Springs Ranger District of the Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest in Montana. The nearest town is Martinsdale, about 14 miles away. Spring Creek South is a hike about a mile away, and Mt Elmo Road is a mountain biking route at a similar distance. Forest Lake Campground sits about 2.3 miles off, and Crandall Creek Cabin is roughly 6.7 miles away.

Forecast on Mount Elmo

Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at the summit and route start for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.

Questions about Mount Elmo

How tall is Mount Elmo?

8,115 ft (2,473 m).

How many routes go to the summit of Mount Elmo?

One: Mt. Elmo.

When is the best time to climb Mount Elmo?

Year-round.

Mountains nearby

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Facts about this place

Where it is

Nearest town
Martinsdale, Montana · 14 mi

Source: USFS EDW boundaries; USGS GNIS populated places

Conditions

Active alerts for Belt Creek-White Sulphur Springs Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)

Is Mount Elmo open right now?

No closures listed

The Forest Service lists no closures for Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest.

As of · Source: USFS · Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.