Montana trails · Blackfoot Divide
Blackfoot Divide
A 10.3-mile out-and-back in Montana, with 1,896 ft of climbing. Reaches Youngs Pass and other pass/summit destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 4,530 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Youngs Pass (pass)
- Hahn Creek Pass (pass)
- Youngs Mountain (summit)
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:18 a.m., the sun rises at 7:49 a.m. and sets at 6:47 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:18 p.m. (MDT) — 10 h 58 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 20.6-mile round trip takes roughly 9 h 31 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 5:20 p.m. — 1 h 27 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Garnet Peak — 25.6 mi