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Red Plume Mountain

Montana

About

Red Plume Mountain is a summit in the Great Bear Wilderness, part of the Hungry Horse Ranger District of Flathead National Forest in northwest Montana. The nearest town is Snowslip, about 10 miles away. Several trails start within a few miles of the peak. Morrison Creek is about 2 miles off, and the Red Plume and Miner Creek trails are each about 2.5 miles away. For an overnight base, Challenge Cabin sits about 5.6 miles from the summit.

Summit Facts

Summit elevation

7,953 ft

Elevation from USGS 3D Elevation Program terrain data (about 10 m resolution).

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Location

Red Plume Mountain

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

Where it is

Nearest town
Snowslip, Montana · 10 mi

Source: Wilderness.net boundaries; USFS EDW boundaries; USGS GNIS populated places

Conditions

Active alerts for Flathead National Forest as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

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

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