0.8 mi from the trailheadBear Creek Bunkhouse (Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, MT)
Campground · Montana

10.5 mi loop · 3,190 ft gain · 9,040 ft high point · Very hard
Loop with Trail Fork Bear Creek and Middle Fork Bear Creek
In Lee Metcalf Wilderness · Montana · U.S. Forest Service
Helmet Pass loops 10.5 miles via Trail Fork Bear Creek and Middle Fork Bear Creek to The Helmet in Lee Metcalf Wilderness.
3,190 ft of gain around the loop.
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Campground · Montana
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