Pacific Northwest Trail (Montana Section)
Northwest Montana
- Distance
- 349.6 km
- Elev. gain
- 12,556 m
- Start
- Belly River Trailhead
- Finish
- Near Boundary County
A simplified drawing of the real route — the distance above is the published figure, not the length of this line.
0 km751–2,223 m above sea level344 km
Ground elevation sampled along the mapped route.
Summits & passes
- Canuck Peak
- Garver Mountain
- Mount Henry
- Webb Mountain
- Green Mountain
- Mount Locke
- Whitefish Mountain
- Wahcheechee Mountain
Water sources
- Lake Florence
- Fish Lakes
- Boulder Lakes
- Baboon Lake
- Whale Lake
- Hay Lake
- Bowman Lake
- Thunderbird Pond
- Stoney Indian Lake
Campsites
- Rexford Bench Campground
- Tent camping only
- Bowman Lake
- Head Bowman Lake Camp
- Brown Pass Camp
- Hawksbill Camp
- Lake Janet Camp
- Waterton River Camp
- Kootenai Lake
- Stoney Indian Lake Camp
- Mokowanis Junction Camp
- Foot Glenns Lake Camp
- Gable Creek Camp
Common questions
- How long is the Pacific Northwest Trail (Montana Section)?
- The Pacific Northwest Trail (Montana Section) is 349.6 km (217.2 miles).
- How much elevation gain does the Pacific Northwest Trail (Montana Section) have?
- The Pacific Northwest Trail (Montana Section) has about 12,556 m (41,194 ft) of total climbing, measured along Far's route for the trail.
- Where does the Pacific Northwest Trail (Montana Section) start and finish?
- The Pacific Northwest Trail (Montana Section) runs between Belly River Trailhead and Near Boundary County.
- Is there water on the Pacific Northwest Trail (Montana Section)?
- Far's catalog records 9 mapped water sources along the Pacific Northwest Trail (Montana Section), including Lake Florence, Fish Lakes, Boulder Lakes and Baboon Lake. Seasonal flow varies and mapped sources can run dry — check current conditions with the land manager before relying on any of them.
Sources
- OpenStreetMap349.6 km · 8,232 m gain
- OpenStreetMap349.6 km
Route geometry from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Trail conditions, permits, and hazards change — verify before you go.