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    A visit to Picket Lake is always a good idea. If you like the outdoors you'll like it here in the Absaroka Range. Why not camp at Lake Creek Campground if you're here at Picket Lake, and a day on the slopes of Red Lodge Mountain is just what you need. This is a delightful vicinity for people who like lakes. Indian Knife Lake is a lake close at hand; if you come at the right time of year, Clarks Fork Yellowstone River offers some wonderful whitewater. Life's  
   too short to enjoy all the cool stuff in the vicinity of Picket Lake. Good hiking is available along the Crazy Mountain Trail, and whitewater paddling is not for everybody but if it's for you then, we recommend Clarks Fork Yellowstone.
This spot, the Absaroka Range, has so much outdoors enjoyable things. There's wonderful hiking along the Lake Reno Trail. This lake is so wonderful. Lakes are great; Triangle Lake is a lake that's near Picket Lake, and hiking is a
 
               popular thing to do around Picket Lake; Copeland Lake Trail is a perfect local trail. This lake is one of the great places here in the Absaroka Range.
For the duration of the long summer days at Picket Lake highs are commonly in the 70's. Once the sun is down it drops down to the 30's. Through the winter highs are in the 20's while the cold winter nights at Picket Lake are in the 0's. Camping is available at Crazy Creek Campground; the panorama of Crazy Mountain is stunning. Picket Lake gets a common amount of annual precipitation; of all the months in a year June is the one with the most rain while October is the month with the least amount of precipitation.

 
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Current weather conditions at Picket Lake, Absaroka Range, Carbon County, Montana
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Local climate location: COOKE CITY 10 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 45.05139
Longitude: -109.7306

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OUTDOORS_GUIDE
These outdoors activities are available near Picket Lake.
 Hotels Near Picket Lake:
Yodeler Motel, Red Lodge, 34 miles away
Comfort Inn Red Lodge, Red Lodge, 34 miles away
Super 8 Motel Big Timber, Big Timber, 41 miles away
Super 8 Motel - Columbus, Columbus, 44 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Picket Lake:
Crazy Creek Campground, Park County, 6 miles away
Lake Creek Campground, Park County, 7 miles away
Fox Creek Campground, Park County, 8 miles away
Hunter Peak Campground, Park County, 10 miles away
 Ski Areas Near Picket Lake:
Red Lodge Mountain, Montana, 27 miles away
      2400 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Picket Lake:
Clarks Fork Yellowstone River, Park CountyCounty, 9 miles away
      Class III-V - 4.2 miles long (Upper)
Clarks Fork Yellowstone, Park CountyCounty, 10 miles away
      Class IV - 3 miles long (Trailhead to State line)
Rosebud Creek - West, Stillwater CountyCounty, 10 miles away
      Class III-IV+(V) - 3 miles long (Emerald Lake to Pine Grove Campground)
 Trails Near Picket Lake:
Crazy Mountain Trail, Park County, 3 miles away
Lake Reno Trail, Park County, 3 miles away
Copeland Lake Trail, Park County, 4 miles away
 Lakes Near Picket Lake:
Indian Knife Lake, Carbon CountyCounty, 0 miles away
Triangle Lake, Carbon CountyCounty, 0 miles away

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