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If you are traveling by, why not stop by Gem Lake. Yeah, come up here to the Bitterroot Range for a great time. The Old Nez Perce Indian Trail offers hiking at its best, and Baker Lake is a nearby lake that you could go to. Be careful coming to the Bitterroot Range, you might not ever want to return home again. Townhouse Inn of Hamilton is a tremendous place to get some rest; hiking is a popular thing to do around Gem Lake; Trapper Peak Trail is a glorious local
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| | trail. If you need a location to stay Best Western Hamilton Inn is a splendid choice, and do visit Middle Lake, it's a lovely lake. This lake is so wonderful. Bitterroot National Forest is a forest near Gem Lake that you can go to, and why not take a refreshing hike along the Lookout Mountain Trail. That right there is plenty already, but it keeps on going; Gem Lake has it all. You'll need more than a day to look at everything Gem Lake has to offer, you | |
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can camp at Boulder Creek Campground, and from Gem Lake you get a great sight of North Trapper Peak. The Bitterroot Range scenery is always beautiful. There's so much to do here at Gem Lake that you need to camp here for a while,
Rombo Creek Campground is a good place for that; you'll never forgive yourself if you don’t go skiing at Lost Trail if you're here. This lake is so wonderful. Summertime at Gem Lake arrives with high temperatures in the 80's, and
all through summer nights temperatures are in the 40's. During the winter highs are in the 30's with temperatures at Gem Lake dipping down into the 10's during winter nights. Around Gem Lake you don’t get a lot of rainfall; through May this area sees the most rain while July is generally the driest month.
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Coordinates: Latitude: 45.89389 Longitude: -114.2775
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Lost Trail, Montana, 4 miles away 1800 vertical feet |
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Lost Trail
 | Family oriented ski area with affordable prices, no hype, and the best snow in Montana. We are located on the Montana/Idaho border on Hwy 93 South with simple access to the ski area.... |
Lookout Mountain Trail
 | 11 miles away There are trails all up and down the Bitterroot Range. Head south on 93 and look for the signs, Lost Horse, Skalkaho Hwy has a lot. Bass Creek, Sheafman Creek, Fred Burr Trailhead, Roaring Lion, Coyote Coulee, Baker Lake, Trapper Peak, Trapper Creek Chaffin Creek....''Hiking the Bitterroots'' By Mort Arkava is a great book to help you get started....I have only been to a couple of hiking trails in Ravalli County. Bear Creek & N Kootenai. I don't know where the rest are. Please help me locate them. Thanks, Sharon:)... |
Tag Alder Lake
 | 19 miles away I venture up to Tag Alder every year. It is getting more and more difficult to get up there because of the new growth of trees from the fires of 2000. Once there it is beautiful lake. Another half hour hike up and you will be at the summit of the mountain. There is a nice camp area on North shore. Fishing is best in late spring using small spinners or powerbait.... |
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