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Garden Ridge

On Garden Ridge, Main Montana Purcell Mountains

Trail5.6 km · 3.5 miBest Jun–Sep

Next nearby hike: East Branch Big Creek 1.6 mi · 2.6 kmExplore Garden Ridge →

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Best time to hike

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

  1. J-6°-13°82
  2. F-3°-11°58
  3. M1°-8°65
  4. A6°-5°63
  5. M12°0°100
  6. J16°4°120
  7. J21°8°68
  8. A21°8°48
  9. S15°3°69
  10. O7°-2°74
  11. N-2°-8°113
  12. D-7°-13°93

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.

About this trail

Garden Ridge is a trail in Kootenai National Forest, Montana, United States of America, about 5.6 km (3.5 mi) in length. It is in the Main Montana Purcell Mountains. It lies about 29 km north of Libby.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length
5.6 km · 3.5 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
US Forest Service
Data from
U.S. Forest Service
Mountain
Garden Ridge (mountain, 1,797 m; GeoNames)
Mountain range
Main Montana Purcell Mountains (United States Purcell Mountains › Purcell Mountains; GMBA)
Nearest town
29 km N of Libby (Lincoln County, Montana) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Kootenai National Forest
Best months
Jun–Sep
Country
United States of America
Region
Montana
Continent
North America
Route centre
48.6319, -115.4578
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

East Branch Big Creek

1.6 mi · 2.6 km · Kootenai National Forest

Lawrence Mountain

2.2 mi · 3.5 km · Kootenai National Forest

West Branch

2.2 mi · 3.6 km · Kootenai National Forest

Parsnip Mountain

3.3 mi · 5.3 km · Kootenai National Forest

Banfield Mountain

3.4 mi · 5.4 km · Kootenai National Forest

Gold Hill Divide

3.9 mi · 6.3 km · Kootenai National Forest

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