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Kootenai Creek

Ends at North Kootenai Lake
4,203 ft of climbing
Camp 3 mi away

20.5 mi out & back · 4,203 ft gain · 6,356 ft high point · Very hard

From Kootenai Creek

Montana · U.S. Forest Service

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About this hike

Kootenai Creek Trail reaches North Kootenai Lake over 20.5 miles out and back, with Middle Fork Lakes near the route.

Elevation

4,203 ft of gain round trip.

Camp near here

The closest places to sleep, measured from the trailhead.

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2.6 mi from the trailhead
Charles Waters Campground
Campground · Montana

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Out: 3,070 ft up, returns the same way. Source: USGS 3DEP.

Highlights

What the trail reaches, measured from the start.

North Kootenai LakeDestination · 10.3 mi in
Middle Fork LakesNearby · 9.6 mi in
Middle Fork LakesNearby · 10.0 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: 20.5 mi
Shape: Out & back
Gain: 4,203 ft round trip
High point: 6,356 ft
Low point: 3,576 ft
Difficulty: Very hardFrom 20.5 mi and 4,203 ft of climbing
Managed by: U.S. Forest Service
State: Montana
Camps within 15 mi: 2
Start: Kootenai Creek
Trailhead: 46.5379° N · 114.1509° W

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Larry Creek Group Camp

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Weather

7-day forecast

Sat56°37°Patchy Fog
Sun52°33°Partly Sunny
Mon50°36°Areas Of Fog
Tue53°37°Partly Sunny
Wed57°38°Partly Sunny
Thu58°38°Partly Sunny
Fri56°Partly Sunny

Sat: Patchy Fog then Mostly Sunny · wind 1 to 5 mph SW

National Weather Service · refreshed hourly

Signal

Cell coverage here

VerizonLTE · Poor
AT&TLTE · Fair
T-Mobile5G · Good

FCC coverage data · signal varies in remote terrain