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Sotter Creek

Inside Cache National Forest
Camp 2 mi away

3.5 mi out & back, trail only · 994 ft gain · 7,309 ft high point · Moderate

Reached from Mecham Hollow Trailhead, 15.1 mi each way

In Cache National Forest · Idaho · U.S. Forest Service

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About this hike

Sotter Creek ascends 994 feet over 3.5 miles round trip in Cache National Forest.

Elevation

994 ft of gain round trip.

Camp near here

The closest places to sleep, measured from the trailhead.

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1.8 mi from the trailhead
Emigration Campground
Campground · Idaho

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Out: 0 ft up, returns the same way. Source: USGS 3DEP.

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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.

At a glance

Length: 3.5 mi, trail only
Shape: Out & back
Gain: 994 ft round trip
High point: 7,309 ft
Low point: 6,315 ft
Difficulty: ModerateFrom 3.5 mi and 994 ft of climbing
Managed by: U.S. Forest Service
State: Idaho
Camps within 15 mi: 2
Trailhead: 42.3962° N · 111.5601° W

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Eight Mile Guard Station

Campground · Idaho

11.7 mi from the trailhead

Maple Grove Campground

Campground · Idaho

Near Soda Peak
Inside Cache National Forest
2,459 ft of climbing

5.0 mi out & back · 2,459 ft gain · Very hard

Cache National Forest · Camp 3 mi away

Red Mountain

Near Red Mountain
Inside Caribou National Forest
3,024 ft of climbing

8.9 mi out & back · 3,024 ft gain · Very hard

Caribou National Forest · Camp 7 mi away

Gertsch Hollow

Near Fox Point
Inside Caribou National Forest
2,338 ft of climbing

7.4 mi out & back · 2,338 ft gain · Hard

Caribou National Forest · Camp under a mile away

South Wilson

Near Soda Peak
Inside Cache National Forest
2,186 ft of climbing

6.1 mi loop · 2,186 ft gain · Very hard

Cache National Forest · Camp under a mile away

Willow Flat

Inside Cache National Forest
4,520 ft of climbing
Camp under a mile away

14.3 mi out & back · 4,520 ft gain · Very hard

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Weather

7-day forecast

Fri38°27°Sunny
Sat43°31°Sunny
Sun45°31°Sunny
Mon47°31°Mostly Sunny
Tue46°32°Mostly Sunny
Wed46°34°Sunny
Thu46°Mostly Sunny

Fri: Sunny · wind 2 to 8 mph NW

National Weather Service · refreshed hourly

Signal

Cell coverage here

VerizonLTE · Poor

FCC coverage data · signal varies in remote terrain