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Castle Reef

Near Diversion Lake
Inside Lewis & Clark National Forest
Camp 1 mi away

2.0 mi out & back · 498 ft gain · 5,098 ft high point · Easy

In Lewis & Clark National Forest · Montana · U.S. Forest Service

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About this hike

Castle Reef rises 498 feet over this 2.0-mile out-and-back route in Lewis & Clark National Forest.

Elevation

498 ft of gain round trip.

Camp near here

The closest places to sleep, measured from the trailhead.

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1.4 mi from the trailhead
Home Gulch Campground
Campground · Montana

More hikes nearby

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Bar Creek
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- Inside Bob Marshall Wilderness
- 3,668 ft of climbing
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Bob Marshall Wilderness · Camp 12 mi away

Out: 460 ft up, returns the same way. Source: USGS 3DEP.

Highlights

What the trail reaches, measured from the start.

Diversion LakeNearby · 0.1 mi in

Map

The route at the trailhead. Drag with two fingers, or hold a key to zoom.

Trail data: USFS, NPS, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Elevation: USGS 3DEP via Mapzen terrain tiles. Nearby reading: Wikipedia. Download the trail and feature data.

At a glance

Length: 2.0 mi
Shape: Out & back
Gain: 498 ft round trip
High point: 5,098 ft
Low point: 4,636 ft
Difficulty: EasyFrom 2.0 mi and 498 ft of climbing
Managed by: U.S. Forest Service
State: Montana
Camps within 15 mi: 3
Trailhead: 47.6239° N · 112.6959° W

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13.0 mi from the trailhead

Van Deriet Campground

Campground · Montana

21 mi from you

Basin Creek

Summits Trap Mountain
Inside Bob Marshall Wilderness
3,324 ft of climbing

10.7 mi out & back · 3,324 ft gain · Very hard

Bob Marshall Wilderness · Camp 11 mi away

Haystack Mtn.

Summits Haystack Mountain
Inside Bob Marshall Wilderness
3,115 ft of climbing

7.1 mi out & back · 3,115 ft gain · Hard

Bob Marshall Wilderness · Camp 14 mi away

MT Wright Hiker

Summits Mount Wright
Inside Lewis & Clark National Forest
3,151 ft of climbing

6.1 mi out & back · 3,151 ft gain · Very hard

Lewis & Clark National Forest · Camp under a mile away

Patrol Mountain Lookout

Summits Patrol Mountain
Inside Lewis & Clark National Forest
3,022 ft of climbing

11.1 mi out & back · 3,022 ft gain · Very hard

Lewis & Clark National Forest · Camp 1 mi away

Deer Creek

Summits Deadman Hill
Inside Lewis & Clark National Forest
2,575 ft of climbing

10.1 mi out & back · 2,575 ft gain · Very hard

Lewis & Clark National Forest · Camp under a mile away

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Signal

Cell coverage here

No carrier reports signal at this spot.

FCC coverage data · signal varies in remote terrain

Weather

7-day forecast

Tue42°31°Mostly Sunny
Wed41°26°Mostly Sunny
Thu35°26°Chance Light Snow
Fri37°27°Mostly Cloudy
Sat43°29°Mostly Sunny
Sun41°29°Slight Chance Light Snow
Mon44°Mostly Sunny

Tue: Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain And Snow · wind 16 to 25 mph W

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