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Spread Creek

Near Crow Mountain
Inside Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness
5,404 ft of climbing

15.0 mi out & back, trail only · 5,404 ft gain · 9,621 ft high point · Very hard

Reached from West Fork of Rock Creek Trailhead, 7.0 mi each way

In Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness · Montana · U.S. Forest Service

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About this hike

Spread Creek is a 15.0 mile out and back trail in Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness near East Rosebud Lake, Lake Sylvan, Crow Lake, and Crow Mountain.

Elevation

5,404 ft of gain round trip.

Camp near here

The closest places to sleep, measured from the trailhead.

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2.2 mi from the trailhead
Cascade
Campground · Montana

More hikes nearby

Ranked the same way, within twenty-five miles.

20 mi from you
Grasshopper Glacier
- Ends at Grasshopper Glacier
- Inside Custer National Forest
- 1,203 ft of climbing
5.7 mi out & back · 1,203 ft gain · Moderate
Custer National Forest · Camp 6 mi away

Out: 810 ft up, returns the same way. Source: USGS 3DEP.

Highlights

What the trail reaches, measured from the start.

Crow LakeNearby · 1.2 mi in
Crow MountainNearby · 2.9 mi in
Lake SylvanNearby · 3.4 mi in
East Rosebud LakeNearby · 7.5 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: 15.0 mi, trail only
Shape: Out & back
Gain: 5,404 ft round trip
High point: 9,621 ft
Low point: 6,376 ft
Difficulty: Very hardFrom 15.0 mi and 5,404 ft of climbing
Managed by: U.S. Forest Service
State: Montana
Camps within 15 mi: 13
Trailhead: 45.1686° N · 109.4955° W

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5.1 mi from the trailhead

Basin Montana Campground

Campground · Montana

6.8 mi from the trailhead

Jimmy Joe Campground

Campground

11 mi from you

East Rosebud

Ends at Fossil Lake
Inside Custer National Forest
5,547 ft of climbing

16.7 mi one way · 5,547 ft gain · Very hard

Custer National Forest · Camp under a mile away

Farley Lake Loop

Ends at Copeland Lake
Inside Shoshone National Forest
4,313 ft of climbing

19.5 mi out & back · 4,313 ft gain · Very hard

Shoshone National Forest · Camp 5 mi away

Farley Lake Loop

Ends at Lake Elaine
Inside Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness
2,383 ft of climbing

11.6 mi loop · 2,383 ft gain · Very hard

Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness · Camp 9 mi away

Crow Lake

Ends at Crow Lake
Inside Custer National Forest
4,777 ft of climbing

16.9 mi out & back · 4,777 ft gain · Very hard

Custer National Forest · Camp 2 mi away

Sylvan Lake

Ends at Lake Sylvan
Inside Custer National Forest
5,475 ft of climbing

19.8 mi out & back · 5,475 ft gain · Very hard

Custer National Forest · Camp 2 mi away

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4.5 mi out & back · 567 ft gain · Moderate
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Weather

7-day forecast

Sun40°29°Chance Rain And Snow Showers
Mon35°24°Snow Showers
Tue48°28°Mostly Sunny
Wed43°27°Mostly Sunny
Thu42°28°Mostly Sunny
Fri41°25°Chance Snow Showers
Sat39°Sunny

Sun: Chance Rain And Snow Showers · wind 5 to 10 mph SE

National Weather Service · refreshed hourly

Signal

Cell coverage here

No carrier reports signal at this spot.

FCC coverage data · signal varies in remote terrain