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Caribou Creek

On Smith Mountain, Cabinet Mountains

Trail8.5 km · 5.3 miBest Jun–Sep

Next nearby hike: South Fork Callahan 1.9 mi · 3.0 kmExplore Smith Mountain →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Jun–Sep · highs 15–21 °C (59–70 °F)

  1. J-5°-11°170
  2. F-3°-11°112
  3. M1°-8°119
  4. A5°-5°94
  5. M11°-1°112
  6. J15°3°118
  7. J20°7°57
  8. A21°7°46
  9. S15°3°73
  10. O7°-3°128
  11. N-1°-8°200
  12. D-6°-12°175

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

Trail facts

Length
8.5 km · 5.3 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
US Forest Service
Data from
U.S. Forest Service
Mountain
Smith Mountain (mountain, 1,963 m; GeoNames)
Mountain range
Cabinet Mountains (Rocky Mountains › North American Cordillera; GMBA)
Nearest town
17 km W of Troy (Lincoln County, Montana) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Kootenai National Forest
Best months
Jun–Sep
Country
United States of America
Region
Idaho
Continent
North America
Route centre
48.4286, -116.1164
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

Nearest trails

distance from the trail centre

South Fork Callahan

1.9 mi · 3.0 km · Kootenai National Forest

Lake Darling

2.8 mi · 4.6 km · Idaho Panhandle National Forests

Lake Estelle

3.5 mi · 5.7 km · Kootenai National Forest

Gem Lake

3.6 mi · 5.9 km · Idaho Panhandle National Forests

Gordon Creek

3.8 mi · 6.1 km · Idaho Panhandle National Forests

Roberts Mountain

4.6 mi · 7.5 km · Kootenai National Forest

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