Spear Lake
- 9.4 mi
- round trip
- 677 ft
- climb
- 10,070 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Is Spear Lake open right now?
No closures listed
The Forest Service lists no closures for Bighorn National Forest.
As of · Source: USFS · Bighorn National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Spear Lake is a 9.4-mile out-and-back hike in the Tongue Ranger District of Wyoming's Bighorn National Forest, managed by the Forest Service. The route rises 677 feet from a low of about 9,184 feet to a high of about 10,070 feet, and it is rated hard. The trail is natural-surfaced and open to horses, so riders can take it with their mounts. The hike is open year round, and it works well as a base for exploring the surrounding area. The Kearny Cutoff lies just 0.1 mile away, and the Kearny Cutoff Trail is about 1.5 miles off. For paddling, Kearny Creek is about 2 miles away, and the Cloud Peak Wilderness Area is roughly 4.5 miles away.
- KEARNY CUTOFFHiking0.1 mi
- Kearny Cutoff TrailHiking1.5 mi
- Kearny CreekCanoeing2 mi
Cloud Peak Wilderness AreaRock climbingPhoto: PJsg1011, CC0 (via Wikimedia Commons)4.5 mi- Cross Creek CampgroundCamping7.6 mi
- Lamburger RockRock climbing8.7 mi
- Little Goose CampgroundCamping9.7 mi
- South Piney CreekCanoeing10 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- KEARNY CUTOFFHiking · Next door
- Solitude LoopHiking · ~2 min drive
- Little GooseHiking · ~7 min drive
- Solitude Loop TrailHiking · ~9 min drive
- Kearny Cutoff TrailHiking · ~3 min drive
- Penrose CreekHiking · ~7 min drive
- Frying Pan LakeHiking · ~9 min drive
- Tut's 038 ShortcutHiking · ~4 min drive
- Solitude LoopHiking · ~9 min drive
- Big Goose Cutoff TrailHiking · ~12 min drive
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