5.7 mi from the trailheadCopper Basin Guard Station
Campground · Idaho
9.3 mi out & back, trail only · 4,557 ft gain · 9,329 ft high point · Very hard
Reached by a 20.5 mi approach each way
In Sawtooth National Forest · Idaho · U.S. Forest Service
Iron Mine in Sawtooth National Forest climbs 4,557 feet to 9,329 feet. This 9.3-mile out and back route follows the old mining gulch upward.
4,557 ft of gain round trip.
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Trail data: USFS, NPS, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Elevation: USGS 3DEP via Mapzen terrain tiles. Nearby reading: Wikipedia. Download the trail and feature data.
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