Red Top Mountain
About
Red Top Mountain is a summit in the Three Rivers Ranger District of Montana's Kootenai National Forest, about 6 miles from the small community of Sylvanite. Several nearby destinations make it easy to build a longer trip. Tepee Mountain lies about 2 miles away, and the Red Top hike and Red Top Campground are both roughly 3 miles off. Newton Mountain sits about 3.6 miles away.
Summit Facts
Summit elevation
6,231 ft
Elevation from USGS 3D Elevation Program terrain data (about 10 m resolution).
Location
Red Top 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
- Three Rivers Ranger District · Ranger district
- Kootenai National Forest · National forest
- Nearest town
- Sylvanite, Montana · 5.8 mi
Conditions
Active alerts for Three Rivers Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:
Spar Lake Road #384 Road Closed to Motorized Vehicles
caution · posted Aug 24, 2026
Ross Creek Cedars Road Closure & Storm Damage Update
critical · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- Tepee MountainHiking2.1 mi
- Red TopHiking3 mi
- Red Top CampgroundCamping3 mi
- Newton MountainHiking3.6 mi
- Baldy MountainHiking4.5 mi
- Mt. Baldy-Buckhorn RidgeCamping6.3 mi
- Moyie RiverCanoeing8.1 mi
- Deer Ridge LookoutCamping8.5 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
