Trapper Peak (Montana)

Trapper Peak is the highest point in the Bitterroot Mountains, part of the larger Bitterroot Range in western Montana. It rises over 6,000 feet (1,830 m) above the nearby Bitterroot Valley.

Trapper Peak
Trapper Peak, as seen from the Boulder Point Lookout
Highest point
Elevation10,157 ft (3,096 m)[1]
Prominence3,570 ft (1,090 m)[1]
Coordinates45°53′24″N 114°17′51″W[2]
Geography
Parent rangeBitterroot Mountains
Topo mapUSGS Trapper Peak, MT
Climbing
Easiest routeHike

The peak is located within the Central Bitterroot Range, a subrange of the Bitterroot Mountains and within the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness Area of the Bitterroot National Forest.

A trail to the peak climbs 3,800 feet (1,160 m) from the end of a Forest Service road.

References

Trapper Peak from US 93 near Conner, Montana.


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