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North Fork Highwood Creek

On Prospect Peak, Highwood Mountains

Trail11 km · 7 miBest May–Oct

Next nearby hike: Prospect Peak 0.5 mi · 0.7 kmExplore Prospect Peak →

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Best time to hike

Best months: May–Oct · highs 12–25 °C (54–77 °F)

  1. J-1°-10°22
  2. F1°-9°19
  3. M5°-6°39
  4. A10°-2°60
  5. M16°3°101
  6. J20°8°112
  7. J25°11°56
  8. A25°11°47
  9. S19°6°58
  10. O12°1°42
  11. N4°-5°27
  12. D-1°-10°26

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

About 11 km (7 mi) long, North Fork Highwood Creek is a trail in Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest, Montana, United States of America. It is on Prospect Peak in the Highwood Mountains. It lies about 35 km east of Belt.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length
11 km · 7 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
US Forest Service
Data from
U.S. Forest Service
Mountain
Prospect Peak (mountain, 1,987 m; GeoNames)
Mountain range
Highwood Mountains (Rocky Mountains › North American Cordillera; GMBA)
Nearest town
35 km E of Belt (Cascade County, Montana) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest
Best months
May–Oct
Country
United States of America
Region
Montana
Continent
North America
Route centre
47.4513, -110.5130
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

Prospect Peak

0.5 mi · 0.7 km · Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest

Kirby Creek

0.8 mi · 1.3 km · Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest

Marie Springs

1.3 mi · 2.1 km · Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest

White Wolf

1.7 mi · 2.8 km · Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest

Briggs Creek

2.1 mi · 3.4 km · Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest

Shonkin Creek

2.3 mi · 3.7 km · Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest

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