0.4 mi from the trailheadMink Creek Group Site Campground
Campground · Idaho

17.1 mi loop · 4,306 ft gain · 7,016 ft high point · Very hard
Loop with West Fork Mink Creek, Slate Mountain West, West Fork Gibson Jack, and the Elk Meadows Loop
In Caribou National Forest · Idaho · U.S. Forest Service
This loop in Caribou National Forest summits Gibson Mountain and passes near Slate Mountain and Rock Knoll, gaining 4,306 feet over 17.1 miles.
4,306 ft of gain, the approach both ways included.
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Ranked the same way, within twenty-five miles.
What the trail reaches, measured from the start.
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