Montana trails · Sky Rim Trail
Sky Rim Trail
A 10.3-mile out-and-back in Montana, with 1,907 ft of climbing. Reaches Sheep Mountain and other lake/pass/summit destinations. Managed by the National Park Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the first third: 44% of the ascent falls between mile 0.0 and mile 3.4. It gives back about 2,337 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Sheep Mountain (summit)
- Daly Pass (pass)
- Big Horn Peak (summit)
- Shelf Lake (lake)
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:09 a.m., the sun rises at 7:38 a.m. and sets at 6:41 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:10 p.m. (MDT) — 11 h 03 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 20.5-mile round trip takes roughly 9 h 31 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 5:09 p.m. — 1 h 32 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Daly Creek Trail + Sky Rim Trail + Black Butte Trail — 17.9 mi loop, 4,530 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Sentinel Creek Trail — 17.7 mi
- Gallatin Crest — 20.0 mi
- Hyalite Creek — 24.3 mi
- Indian Ridge — 24.6 mi