Trapper Peak | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 10,157 ft (3,096 m)[1] |
Prominence | 3,570 ft (1,090 m)[1] |
Coordinates | 45°53′24″N 114°17′51″W / 45.8899191°N 114.2975884°W[2] |
Geography | |
Parent range | Bitterroot Mountains |
Topo map(s) | USGS Trapper Peak, MT |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | Hike |
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.
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.