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Pacific Northwest Trail 01 Montana

Pacific Northwest Trail 01 Montana — tail catalogue entry from OSM relation 11225404. Geometry and elevation are OSM/GLO-30 and provisional. No special permit known; verify locally.

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Distance 752.8 km Reported · Ascent provisional (DEM sample) · High point provisional (DEM sample) · 38d · SAC T2 · Ungraded (tail ingest)

Last checked 2026-10-15

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The Hiking World, Pacific Northwest Trail 01 Montana, read 2026-10-15, https://www.thehikingworld.com/trails/pacific-northwest-trail-01-montana

How we verify · last checked 2026-10-15

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Pacific Northwest Trail Montana walking country

Figures marked provisional are seed data and still need verification. Source and last-checked date sit under each cited value.

Forecast at page generation, 2026-11-04T22:07:41.387Z

Representative point on Pacific Northwest Trail 01 Montana: 48.758°, -114.586°, about 2242 m. A forecast, not a trail-surface reading.

Source Open-Meteo. Mountain weather changes with elevation and aspect.

Life-safety notices on this page come from the issuer.

Altitude weather delta

High 2,242 m minus low 747 m is 1,495 m of relief on this record. A standard tropospheric lapse of 6.5 °C per 1,000 m implies about 9.7 °C cooler at the high point than the valley, all else equal.

That is a model (International Standard Atmosphere environmental lapse), not a forecast and not a trail-closure. Wind, snow, and storms stay in Hazards.

derived:lapse-rate · read 2026-09-10 · provisional

ISA 6.5 °C / 1,000 m · wikipedia.org · 2026-09-10

Stored line for Pacific Northwest Trail 01 Montana, from 48.925°, -116.025° to 48.893°, -115.131°. The drawing is the simplified record, not a surveyed GPS track.

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GeoJSON

This line is a schematic. The files are not a GPS track. GPX · GeoJSON

Facts48.925, -116.025
Distance752.8 km*
osm-2d (provisional; not walking distance) · read 2026-09-23
Ascentnot published

Cumulative ascent not published — stored line geometry is too coarse for a reliable DEM figure.

Descentnot published
High point2,242 m*
derived:glo30/v1 · read 2026-10-15 · provisional
Low point747 m*
derived:glo30/v1 · read 2026-10-15 · provisional
Routepoint-to-point
Days38
Seasonunverified
GradeUngraded (tail ingest)

Catalog entry

DifficultyUngraded (tail ingest)
SAC T2
Mountain hiking. Continuous trail, some steep ground, sure-footedness helpful.
YDS Class 1
Class 1. Walking on an established path; low fall risk.
Wikidata Q3360192
Elevation
75014852219550.38 km profile length (DEM sample)

Stored distance is 752.8 km. The chart axis follows the DEM sample (550.38 km), not the published line length.

Tail catalogue entry built from OpenStreetMap relation 11225404 (ODbL). The stored line is the OSM geometry, decimated; its 2-D length is provisional and not published as walking distance.

Elevation high/low and ascent/descent are Copernicus GLO-30 samples at the line vertices (copernicus-dem:glo-30) and remain provisional.

No special permit was researched for this trail. Permit is marked unverified — confirm locally before relying on it.

Water

No water sources recorded.

Permits & fees

Conditions, fees and rules change. Confirm with the issuer and local authorities before you go. This is a reference, not a substitute for local advice. Terms

Permit status is unverified.

Getting there

No sourced gateway chain yet.

Getting there car-free

  • Pacific Northwest Trail 01 Montana (start): car-free flag unknown.
  • Pacific Northwest Trail 01 Montana (end): car-free flag unknown.

Trailheads

  • Pacific Northwest Trail 01 Montana (start) car-free: unknown
  • Pacific Northwest Trail 01 Montana (end) car-free: unknown

Questions

Do I need a permit for Pacific Northwest Trail 01 Montana?

Permit status is unverified for Pacific Northwest Trail 01 Montana. This desk does not assert that a walking permit is or is not required.

How difficult is Pacific Northwest Trail 01 Montana?

Pacific Northwest Trail 01 Montana is graded SAC T2 · YDS 1.

How long is Pacific Northwest Trail 01 Montana?

The length on this record is 752.8 km (reported). Published figures may differ. See /guides/how-long-is-the-trail

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